I Am Malala Reading Comprehension

What does "Jani" mean?

• Handsome

• Prayer

• Dear One

• Father

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who is Moniba?

• Malala's Father

• Malala's Mother

• Malala's Brother

• Malala's Best Friend

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Where was Malala born?

• Mingora, Pakistan

• Kalam Valley, Pakistan

• Peshawar

• Mardan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is badal?

• an insult

• brother's wife

• a tradition of revenge

• a tradition of hope and peace

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Who is Radio Mullah?

• Fazlullah

• Chief of the Pakistani Taliban

• Spreads hate speech

• All of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which rule for women and girls was enforced in Pakistan?

• They must cover their face

• They cannot go to school

• They cannot drive

• All of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What does Malala blame for the "spread of ignorance" among her people?

• The Taliban

• Lack of education

• Radio Mullah

• Social Media

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The Taliban seemed to sprout like weeds." Identify the type of figurative language used in the example above.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does "Pekha Jenai" mean?

• Corn Flour

• Ugly Betty

• wise beyond her years

• I love you mom

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the magic pencil

• Malala's lucky pencil

• A special pencil Malala's father bought her

• makes anything that is drawn with it real

• A trophy she won at school

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1