"North Korea" Skills Test

Which definition for dominate is most accurate for how it is used in the first paragraph of the article?

• to be more prominent or more common than others

• exercise control over

• have a commanding position over

• be the most important or conspicuous person or thing

Which statement below best describes the difference between communism and dictatorship?

• Communism is a free society, while a dictatorship is not a free society.

• A dictatorship is a free society, while communism is not a free society.

• Communism describes society while dictatorship describes leadership.

• Dictatorship describes society while communism describes leadership.

Find the word inherited in the article (The Kim Dynasty). In which sentence below does the word have the same meaning as in the article?

• Bernadette inherited her deep blue eyes from her father.

• When Marcelo left for college, I inherited his bedroom.

• Queen Elizabeth II inherited the throne from her father, King George VI.

• My dad inherited a bunch of pots and pans and a cookbook from my grandmother

Read this sentence from the article:

After the Korean War, Kim Il-Sung, the leader of North Korea, began to act more like a dictator.

Which statement below is true about the author’s use of this phrase?

• The author wanted to show that the North Korean people chose dictator rule.

• The author wanted to show that Kim Il-Sung positioned himself to be dictator.

• The author wanted to show that Japan appointed Kim Il-Sung to be dictator.

• The author wanted to show that Kim Il-sung tried to establish a democracy.

Which excerpt from the article best supports your answer to the previous question?

• The country established the policy of Songun, or military first.

• Under rule from the Kim family, North Koreans have suffered.

• He worked to stop his political opposition from taking power…

• He defined himself as Supreme Leader…

Read this sentence from the article:

Complicating matters was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Which two words from the sentence best describe the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States?

• matters, between

• complicating, matters

• tense, relationship

• complicating, tense

Use the article to classify the underlined word based on its connotation in the article.

Between the threat of a nuclear showdown with the U.S. and the peculiar personality of its leader, Kim Jong-un, there is no shortage of topics to discuss.

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Use the article to classify the underlined word based on its connotation in the article.

In 1953, leaders signed an armistice agreement.

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Use the article to classify the underlined word based on its connotation in the article.

In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea with the goal of unifying Korea into one nation

• positive

• neutral

• negative