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“Is Survival Selfish” ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
DIRECTIONS:
Read the questions and carefully answer each one.
For multiple choice questions, you must write a
detailed reason explaining how/why
you chose your answer.
Half
credit comes from the answers. Half credit
c
omes from your written reasons explaining those answers. Slide2
How
Nujeen
Mustafa traveled from
Syria to Germany in a wheelchairSlide3
Syrian Refugee Crisis
Refugees of the Syrian Civil War
or
Syrian refugees
are citizens and permanent residents of Syrian Arab Republic, who have fled from their country since the onset of the Syrian Civil War in 2011 and have sought asylum in other countries.
The Arab Spring
protests (the attempt to overthrow the current political regime) in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen inspired protests in Syria, followed by Syrian Army intervention. Multiple rebel groups took advantage of the weakened political environment and made violent attempts to take over the government.International organizations have accused the Syrian government, ISIL and rebel groups of severe human rights violations and of many massacres. The conflict has caused a refugee crisis. Over 4 million Syrians have fled the country. Slide4Slide5Slide6
Read the Passage & Answer the Questions
Step 1
:
Read the Passage with your group.
PLEASE Do not write on the test.
Step 3
: Answer questions #1-7 on your Answer Sheet provided. Be sure to include reasons supporting why you chose that answer. Slide7
1 Which of the following aspects of the article is NOT thoroughly discussed?
(A) Why
Nujeen
is so dismissive of many things that are of interest to most teenagers
(B) Why
Nujeen
failed to appreciate her newfound fame after being mentioned on television
(C) Why
Nujeen
and her family chose Germany as their destination when they escaped Syria
(D) Why some German residents do not approve of accepting Syrian refugees into the country
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2. Read the last paragraph of the article.
But she acknowledges that the mood in Germany is different now. “I can see that some people have changed their minds about welcoming the refugees. But I think they know they are doing the right thing. Refugees are like everyone else in the world: there are bad and there are good people. If you are welcoming to those people in turn, they are ashamed of harming you. If you continue doing good, and they are continuing to do bad, they won’t feel good about it. Eventually they will stop.”
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this paragraph?
(A)
Nujeen
recognizes that most of Germany regrets the decision to welcome refugees.
(B)
Nujeen
thinks the refugee crisis in Germany will eventually worsen.
(C)
Nujeen
has had personal experience with both bad and good refugees.
(D)
Nujeen
is optimistic about the refugee situation in Germany.Slide9
3. Which option BEST describes the overall structure of the article?
(A) The author first describes Mustafa's current life in Germany, gives a detailed account of how Mustafa made the journey from Syria and then summarizes the refugee crisis.
(B) The author begins by comparing Mustafa's life in Germany now to the life she had a year ago, then provides additional information about her current life in Germany.
(C) The author introduces Mustafa and her journey from Syria to Germany, explains the reason for her journey and then provides information about her life in Germany.
(D) The author establishes that Mustafa is different from most teenagers, describes a long journey she completed in a wheelchair and highlights her wait for a residence permit.
Introduces Mustafa
Introduces her journey from Syria to Germany
Explains reason for her journey
Information about her life in SyriaSlide10
4. Which option BEST evaluates the effectiveness of the first two paragraphs in introducing the main idea of the article?
(A) The paragraphs are effective, because both paragraphs provide details about the neighborhood in Germany where Mustafa currently lives.
(B) The paragraphs are effective, because they suggest that Mustafa's new life in Germany is boring compared to her old life in Syria.
(C) The paragraphs are effective, because they describe Mustafa's perilous journey that eventually ended in a quiet neighborhood in Germany.
(D) The paragraphs are effective, because they provide interesting details about Mustafa's family and current living situation in Germany.
A. Both paragraphs DON’T provide details about the German neighborhood, only the first.
B
. They don’t speak of Mustafa’s life in Syria, only her journey to leave Syria.
D. There are no “interesting details” about her family, only that she lives with family members.Slide11
5. Read the following excerpt from the article:
With her precociousness there are often flashes of
arrogance
. She is dismissive of things other teenagers are into – Harry Potter, Pokémon, pop music. “I pretty much dislike childish
behaviour
. I always want to be right and be wiser than my age, to make everyone surprised that I am disabled but a person who is educated and knows a lot about the world. If that is a fault, it’s entirely my fault
.”
Which word is a synonym for the word
arrogance
, based on its use in the passage above?
(A)Superior
(B)Happiness
(C)Cleverness
(D)Intelligent
6. Read the following excerpt from the article:
For
Nujeen
, the journey was particularly
arduous
. Born 40 days prematurely, she has grown up with a condition known as “tetra-spasticity”. Her legs, she says, “have a life of their own”: “They kick up when I am speaking, my ankles turn inwards, my toes point downwards, my heels point up and I can’t walk. I am forever stuck on tiptoes.”
The word
arduous
comes from the Latin root word “
arduus
,” meaning “steep or difficult.” Based on this definition, which word best matches the meaning of the word
arduous
?
(A)Insistent
(B)Challenging
(C)Deadly
(D)Weary
Context CluesSlide12
7. Read the following excerpt from the article:
In her book
Nujeen
describes her initial
bemusement
with the national character of her adopted home: “The people are like machines – they get up at a certain time, eat at a certain time and get very stressed if a train is two minutes late.”
Which word best matches the meaning of
bemusement
as it is used in the passage?
(A)Undetermined
(B)Acceptance
(C)Confusion
(D)Satisfaction
Context Clues
Substitution