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(1) Read!the!article!“Do!We!Look!Like!Terrorists!to!You?”!(p.!6>11)!!
(2) Answer*the*multiple*choice*questions*on*the*back*of*this*page.*
(3) Use!the!map!on!p.!11!to!answer!the!questions!below.!
(4) Read*ONE*more*article*and*provide*a*summary*in*the*space*below**
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1) Most/majorityBMuslim/countries/are/located/on/which/two/continents?//
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2) About/what/percent/of/people/in/Iran/are/Muslim?//
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3) About/what/percent/of/Russians/are/Muslim?//
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4) Which/country/in/northBcentral/Africa/is/between/50/and/69/percent/Muslim?//
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5) The/equator/runs/through/which/countries/that/are/more/than/70/percent/Muslim?//
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6) Which/countries/in/Europe/are/at/least/70/percent/Muslim?//
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7) India/lies/between/what/two/Muslim/countries?/
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8) Which/country/in/southeastern/Africa/is/between/30/and/49/percent/Muslim?/
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9) What/is/the/northernmost/country/in/Asia/that/is/more/than/70/percent/Muslim?/
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One/majorityBMuslim/country/bordering/Syria/is/40/percent/Christian./Which/is/it?//
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TEST PREP
Know the News: Do We
Look Like Terrorists to You?
Read the article on pp. 6-11, then answer the questions.
1. Which of the following is a central idea of the
article?
! Irum Ali was born and raised in Texas.
" Islamic women who wear the hijab find it to be
liberating.
# Muslims in the U.S. seek to be accepted as
Americans.
$ Muslim-Americans are often stopped at
airports.
6. Which statement best describes a consequence of
U.S. involvement in the Middle East?
! A growing number of young Muslim men are
turning against their countries’ governments.
" It’s hard to get a job in Muslim countries.
# Much killing done by Muslims is against other
Muslims.
$ Muslims overseas resent years of the U.S.
intervening in their countries’ politics.
2. Which sentence best supports that idea?
! Anti-Muslim sentiment can take many forms.
" For her part, Irum Ali stresses her utter
normality.
# Less than a quarter of American Muslims are
Arab.
$ Muslims who say that they are killing in the
name of Islam are distorting the religion.
7. What is the most important function of the article’s
opening section?
! It explains why Irum Ali chose to wear the hijab.
" It illustrates a common example of a MuslimAmerican being stereotyped.
# It shows Irum Ali triumphing over adversity.
$ It shows that Muslims are normal people.
3. Which of these statements is an opinion?
! Abercrombie & Fitch should be punished for
denying a young Muslim woman a job.
" American Muslims today are often treated like
the waves of previous immigrants.
# Muslims are sometimes denied common
courtesy in public.
$ Some people assume a woman who is wearing a
hijab is oppressed.
4. Which statement about the bar graph “World
Muslim Population by Region” is accurate?
! The Middle East and North Africa have twice as
many Muslims as sub-Saharan Africa.
" The Muslim population in North America has
been dramatically increasing.
# The region with the most Muslims is AsiaPacific.
$ Very few Muslims live in Europe.
5. What statement are the editors making by starting
the article with a collage of faces?
! Most Americans view Muslims favorably.
" Muslims are generally happy people.
# There are very few Muslim terrorists.
$ There is no one way a Muslim can look.
8. Irum Ali and Soumaya Khalifa both speak of their
decision to cover their hair. What inference can you
make about the hijab and other head coverings from
their comments and the “Dress Codes” sidebar?
! Muslim women must cover their hair.
" Muslim women resent having to wear a hijab.
# Muslim women have options about how much of
their hair and bodies to cover.
$ Muslim women who cover their heads look
down on those who don’t.
9. “People are often unsettled by the sight of a
woman with her head covered.”
Which phrase below is the best synonym for
unsettled?
! forced to laugh
# provoked to violence
" reduced to tears
$ troubled or confused
10. The sidebar “How Muslims Abroad View the U.S.”
speaks of the U.S. and the West “propping up”
corrupt Middle Eastern governments. Which
definition best defines that phrase in this context?
! to maintain steady trade with a government
" to negotiate with a government
# to support a weak or bad government so that it
doesn’t fall apart
$ to work against a government
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