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Reading Graduation Demonstration Exam

Reading Graduation Demonstration Exam. Practice Questions. Why were Americans reluctant to welcome Jewish refugees? Besides the U.S., what other country offered excuses for why refugees were not allowed entrance into their country?

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Reading Graduation Demonstration Exam

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  1. Reading Graduation Demonstration Exam Practice Questions

  2. Why were Americans reluctant to welcome Jewish refugees? • Besides the U.S., what other country offered excuses for why refugees were not allowed entrance into their country? • At the end of the conference, what country is still willing to admit refugees? Week 1: Monday Article #1: “The Evian Conference” Literal Comprehension: The correct answer should be directly stated in the text Might be paraphrased Look for key words in the question to find the answer in the text

  3. “judenrein” (¶1) • Annexed (¶ 1) • Astounding (¶ 5) • Plight (¶ 8) • Deprive (¶ 8) Week 1: Tuesday Article #1: “The Evian Conference” Vocabulary: Identify the correct meaning of the word selected from the text Items may be defined using context clues Find the word in the article and read all around it for context Use process of elimination

  4. Why were so many Jews unable to find countries willing to take them in? • What did the German government find ironic about other countries criticizing them? • Which event happened first? • Evian Conference • Limited Refugee Bill • US Immigration Quotas Week 1: Wednesday Article #1: “The Evian Conference” Inferential Comprehension: Requires the reader to use information from the text to make logical conclusions NOT directly explained in the text NOT a prediction, guess, opinion Consider order/sequence Look for cause/effect

  5. Many German and Austrian Jews tried to go to the US but could not obtain visas. • Fact OR Opinion? • In the summer of 1938, delegates from 32 countries met at Evian. • Fact OR Opinion? • The Wagner-Rogers bill was not supported by the Senate in 1939 or 1940. • Fact OR Opinion? Week 1: Thursday Article #1: “The Evian Conference” Fact/Opinion: Distinguish between- what is a fact (provable) and what is an opinion (personal idea)

  6. What would be a good alternate title for this article? • What is the main idea of this article? *Hint: 5Ws1 sentence=MI Week 1: Friday Article #1: “The Evian Conference” Main Idea/Purpose: Identify the main idea (5Ws) General/universal point about human nature or life (theme) Consider the purpose Look for too broad/narrow topics Reread first/last paragraphs Consider the title

  7. Who directs The Nazi Propaganda Ministry? • Children who were faithful to the Nazi party could join what two groups? • What author had his German citizenship revoked in 1938? Week 2: Monday Article #2: “Nazi Propaganda & Censorship” Literal Comprehension: The correct answer should be directly stated in the text Might be paraphrased Look for key words in the question to find the answer in the text

  8. Propaganda (¶ 1) • Tyranny (¶ 3) • Antisemitism (¶ 4) • Absurdity (¶ 5) • Integrates (¶ 6) • Censor (¶ 7) Week 2: Tuesday Article #2: “Nazi Propaganda & Censorship” Vocabulary: Identify the correct meaning of the word selected from the text Items may be defined using context clues Find the word in the article and read all around it for context Use process of elimination

  9. When Helen Keller says, “Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas”, what is she saying? • By joining the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls, what ideas are the Nazis able to promote to young children? • When Joseph Goebbels proclaims, “cleansing of the German spirit”, what is he saying? Week 2: Wednesday Article #1: “Nazi Propaganda & Censorship” Inferential Comprehension: Requires the reader to use information from the text to make logical conclusions NOT directly explained in the text NOT a prediction, guess, opinion Consider order/sequence Look for cause/effect

  10. All non-German viewpoints were absurd and should be censored or eliminated from the media. • Fact OR Opinion? • The movie, “All Quiet on the Western Front”, was anti-German. • Fact OR Opinion? • On May 10, 1933, Joseph Goebbels spoke to 40,000 people at the Berlin Opera Square. • Fact OR Opinion? Week 2: Thursday Article #1: “Nazi Propaganda & Censorship” Fact/Opinion: Distinguish between- what is a fact (provable) and what is an opinion (personal idea)

  11. What is the main idea of this article? • What would be a good alternate title for the article? Week 2: Friday Article #1: “Nazi Propaganda & Censorship” Main Idea/Purpose: Identify the main idea (5Ws) General/universal point about human nature or life (theme) Consider the purpose Look for too broad/narrow topics Reread first/last paragraphs Consider the title

  12. Who were the Nazis’ primary victims? • What happened in April-May 1943 after rumors of deportation to the Treblinka killing center? • For what reasons did the Jews fight back against the Nazis? • What ghetto was eventually destroyed in 1943? Week 3: Monday Article #3: “Jewish Resistance” Literal Comprehension: The correct answer should be directly stated in the text Might be paraphrased Look for key words in the question to find the answer in the text

  13. Collectively (¶ 1) • Ferocity (¶ 2) • Pacify (¶ 2) • Judenrat (¶ 4) • Eluded (¶ 5) • Mutiny/mutinied (¶ 5) • Clandestine (¶ 6) • Eradicate (¶ 7) Week 3: Tuesday Article #3: “Jewish Resistance” Vocabulary: Identify the correct meaning of the word selected from the text Items may be defined using context clues Find the word in the article and read all around it for context Use process of elimination

  14. How did rumors lead to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising? • How was “spiritual resistance” an effective way to preserve Jewish culture? (¶ 7) • How were prisoners able to rise up against the guards? Week 3: Wednesday Article #3: “Jewish Resistance” Inferential Comprehension: Requires the reader to use information from the text to make logical conclusions NOT directly explained in the text NOT a prediction, guess, opinion Consider order/sequence Look for cause/effect

  15. The Jews did the right thing when they rebelled against the Nazis. • Fact OR Opinion? • Moshe Jaffe refused to hand over Jews for deportation in 1942. • Fact OR Opinion? • Hannah Szenes was brave for parachuting into Hungary and Slovakia in order to help Jews in hiding. • Fact OR Opinion? Week 3: Thursday Article #3: “Jewish Resistance” Fact/Opinion: Distinguish between- what is a fact (provable) and what is an opinion (personal idea)

  16. What is the main idea of paragraph 6? • What is the main idea of paragraph 7? • What would be a good alternate title for the article? • Explain the theme of the article. Week 3: Friday Article #3: “Jewish Resistance” Main Idea/Purpose: Identify the main idea (5Ws) General/universal point about human nature or life (theme) Consider the purpose Look for too broad/narrow topics Reread first/last paragraphs Consider the title

  17. What countries made up the “Allied powers”? • What happened to Adolf Eichmann? • Which Nazi criminals were given the most severe sentences? • Article 6 of IMT’s Charter includes what 3 types of crimes? Week 4: Monday Article #4: “The Nuremberg Trials” Literal Comprehension: The correct answer should be directly stated in the text Might be paraphrased Look for key words in the question to find the answer in the text

  18. Presided (¶ 1) • Abroad (¶ 3) • Absentia (¶ 6) • Imposes (¶ 7) • Remanded (¶ 7) Week 4: Tuesday Article #4: “The Nuremberg Trials” Vocabulary: Identify the correct meaning of the word selected from the text Items may be defined using context clues Find the word in the article and read all around it for context Use process of elimination

  19. What are some examples of the “crimes against humanity” that the Nazis are accused of? • Why were high-level government officials and business executives given fewer, if any, penalties for their crimes? • Starting with their trial, how long did it take for the accused to receive their executions? Week 4: Wednesday Article #4: “The Nuremberg Trials” Inferential Comprehension: Requires the reader to use information from the text to make logical conclusions NOT directly explained in the text NOT a prediction, guess, opinion Consider order/sequence Look for cause/effect

  20. Many Nazi criminals were not actually guilty, they were just following orders. • Fact OR Opinion? • Nazi Germany did not follow the rules of war. • Fact OR Opinion? • Twelve Nazi criminals received death penalties. • Fact OR Opinion? Week 4: Thursday Article #4: “The Nuremberg Trials” Fact/Opinion: Distinguish between- what is a fact (provable) and what is an opinion (personal idea)

  21. What is the main idea of paragraph 1? • What is the main idea of paragraph 2? Week 4: Friday Article #4: “The Nuremberg Trials” Main Idea/Purpose: Identify the main idea (5Ws) General/universal point about human nature or life (theme) Consider the purpose Look for too broad/narrow topics Reread first/last paragraphs Consider the title

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