Appeals, Rhetorical Devices, and Figurative Language — Unit test
Question 11 • SC-English 3 Honors
Read the excerpt from Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the United Nations.They thought that the bullets would silence us [my friends and me]. But they failed. And then, out of that silence came, thousands of voices. The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.
Answer
A
Terrorism is an ineffective way to bring about change.
B
Before the attack, Yousafzai was afraid of speaking out.
C
The terrorist attack made Yousafzai and her friends stronger.
D
The terrorists attacked more people than they intended to.
Explanation
Yousafzai says the attack did not stop their ambitions; instead, weakness, fear, and hopelessness “died,” while strength, power, and courage were born. This means the attack made her and her friends stronger, which is choice C. The excerpt does not say she was afraid to speak out before the attack or that the terrorists attacked more people than intended.
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