SHSAT Mini Practice ELA Quiz #3

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

Which of the following best tells what the passage is about?

• driving rules in Saudi Arabia

• life as a woman in Saudi Arabia

• the effectiveness of the Internet as a platform for protest

• a campaign launched to protest the ban on women drivers

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

This religious edict forces families to hire live-in drivers, and those who cannot afford the $300 to $400 monthly salary, must rely on male relatives to drive the women around.

How does this sentence fit into the overall structure of the paragraph?

• It emphasizes the negative effects of an unpopular ruling.

• It highlights the poverty that is widespread in Saudi Arabia.

• It describes the differences in financial earnings between men and women in Saudi Arabia.

• It explains the reasons behind a religious ruling.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

Which sentence best supports the idea that the protests surrounding the ban on women driving have deeper roots than just the act of driving?

• “Over 40 women took part in the defiance, and the driver’s seat became a powerful platform for women’s rights in a country where wives and daughters have almost no political voice.” (paragraph 2)

• “Men even got involved, dressing in the traditional black coverings reserved for women and driving around in an attempt to confuse security forces.” (paragraph 2)

• “Her case sparked an outcry from international rights groups and brought direct appeals to Saudi rulers to lift the driving ban.” (paragraph 3)

• “Activists all over the world have been urging Saudi women to wage war against the driving restrictions.” (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

Which sentence is the best summary of the types of protests waged against the driving ban?

• Both men and women alike joined together to wage violent protests around Saudi Arabia in an effort to scare Saudi King Abdullah into changing the rule.

• Saudi women alone have taken part in non-violent protests, including dressing as men and driving illegally and texting a senior traffic police officer threatening messages.

• Saudi men and women, with the help of human rights activists worldwide, have protested non-violently, participating in things such as honking horns in solidarity, posting videos online, and men dressing as women to drive around in an effort to confused police officers.

• Saudi religious leaders are pressuring King Abdullah to lift the ban on driving or they have threatened to no longer support his ruling family.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

In paragraph 3, the word “sparked” is used to highlight

• why international human rights groups believe that the driving ban is illegal.

• the international reaction to Manal al-Sherif's punishment.

• how the international community is just beginning to recognize an injustice that has been going on for many years.

• the important role of the Internet in bringing about social change.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following text, and answer the related questions. You should re-read relevant parts of the text before marking the best answer for each question. Base your answers only on the content within the text.

Which of the following is true about King Abdullah?

• He is concerned about the impact that lifting the ban on driving will have on men.

• He believes that women are unsafe drivers.

• He is afraid that he’ll lose the support of the religious leaders if he lifts the ban on driving.

• He is worried that he will be attacked if he doesn’t lift the ban on driving.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8