Malala
How well do you know your teacher?
Just In Time
ELA CORE
BENCHMARK MASTERY
100

How old is Malala at the start of the passage?

Eleven

100

Which snack would Miss Merricks rather eat?

Ramen or Takis

~~~~~~~~~~RAMEN ~~~~~~~~

100

This story is about a young girl following her dreams to one day discover the sea. 

The Sea Creature

100

What are the 3 Rhetorical Appeals?

Logos, Ethos, Pathos

100

Which of the following options is NOT a text section? 

A. Chapter 

B. Individual Sentence 

C. Bold Text 

D. Paragraph

Bold Text

200

What is the extremist group targeting girls rights to education?

The Taliban

200

What is Miss Merricks favorite animal?

What is a giraffe?

200

What does Anti-suffrage mean?

Being against the right vote.

200

True or False: Figurative language should be taken literally.

False
200

Complete the sequence: 

Exposition, Rising Action, _________, Falling Action, Resolution.

Climax

300

A Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who advocates for girls' education.

Malala Yousafzai

300

What is Miss Merrick's favorite drink?

What is coffee?

300

Why was there so much tension regarding women's suffrage?

Answers may vary.

"Men were afraid of women voters." 

"Women voters could change laws and the future."

300

Write an example of alliteration 

Answers may vary. Repeating initial consonant sounds 

For example: Spongebob Squarepants

300

Which Figurative language is this?

BING BONG! 

Onomatopoeia

400

Name a game that the student's played after school.

Mango Mango

400

What is Miss Merricks favorite video game?

What is Fortnite?

400

What is leaven? 

"Women are a fresh leaven in the political dough, a pudding stick in the mush pot. "

An ingredient that makes dough rise

400

 What is the theme of a story?
A) The order of events
B) The message or lesson the author wants to share
C) The conflict between characters
D) The names of the characters

B) The message or lesson the author wants to share

400

What is the theme of Malala's story?

Answers may vary.

Giving up is not an option. 

Your mind is your most powerful weapon. 


500

What does paragraph 6 most likely reveal about Malala’s father?

For him the closing of the schools also meant the loss of business. The boys’ school would reopen after the holidays, but the loss of the girls’ school represented a big cut in our income. More than half the school fees were overdue, and my father spent the last day chasing money to pay the rent, the utility bills and the teachers’ salaries.  

A. Malala’s father admires his daughter’s dedication to education.

B. Malala’s father is afraid of recent threats from the Taliban rulers.

C. Malala’s father works to disrupt Western influences on his family.

D. Malala’s father is involved in the administration of the girls’ school.

D. Malala’s father is involved in the administration of the girls’ school.

500

List three things Miss Merricks always says

Answers may vary

500

Who's mom wrote the letter supporting women's suffrage?

Harry T. Burn's mother

500

how many lines are in a villanelle? 

14 lines.

500

The L in logos represents _______   

The P in pathos represents _______   

The E in ethos represents _______   

Logic, Passion/Pathetic(emotions), Experts that we can trust.

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