ESSLCE PRACTICE QUIZ 2

40. The reformatory means much more to these difficult teenagers than their medicine.

DIRECTIONS: There are two passages in this section. Read each of them carefully and answer items 41-60 according to the information therein. From the four choices, A-D, given for each question ,choose the best answer and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer  sheet provided.

                       Section Two:  Reading Passage One

1. Peace is a fundamental component of community development, personal growth, and survival of our planet.At the heart of every faith community, and culture lies a need advance peaceful co-existence to enhance productive,meaningful lives sustainable societies. Peace underlies our quality of life and the fabric of our communities; and as our weaponry becomes ever more powerful, our very survival as people on this planet depends on it.

2. The modern world is becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful and unsafe for both present and future generations.The world today is engulfed by an environment of tension, violence, declining values, injustices, reduced tolerance and respect for human rights, threatening the future of the youth who deserve a peaceful and better quality of life.

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3. Today, the world faces different types of conflicts and the worst form is terrorism, which has resulted in catastrophic loss of property and human life, ultimately hindering peace between communities, nations and religions. The core issue driving these conflicts and extremist actions is intolerant thought processes, violent narratives, and society’s attitudes, which have provided an enabling environment for terrorism to spread rapidly. Violent extremism is an emerging challenge being witnessed in the society.

4. Gaps in social, political, and engagement are grievances, which create opportunities for extremist groups to manipulate youth in to engaging in violent extremist activities. Violent extremists take advantage of increased unemployment, especially among youth  who are economically vulnerable, out of school, idle, and socially frustrated with out having any public platforms to express themselves. The violent extremist narratives come in the form of ideological messages which are carefully crafted to target young and impressionable minds, particularly those who are willing to join their ‘struggle’ -often misrepresented as ‘Jihad’ by the violent extremist groups. The youth end up getting radicalized in the process, and as a result , begin to harbor extreme and violent views. This has enabled the extremists to sale the rhetoric of a better life when one migrates to their turf. Conflict often severs young people’s ties with community, creating a sense of loss and lack of belonging. The increases the need for genuine interfaith dialogue, tolerance and harmony that will lead to a deeper understanding and relationship building with other faiths and beliefs.

         Slightly modified from http;//gnrc.net/en/blog/3942-the-need-for-

         Peaceful-coexistence, Retrieved 30 May 2022

41. Which one of the following is NOT among the impacts of terrorism implied in paragraph 3?

42. Which one of the following words/phrases in paragraph 2 shows that people are no more patient with one another?

43. How does the writer characterize the modern world?

44. Which one of the following is a serious threat to our survival on this planet?

45. What does the phrase these conflicts in paragraph 3, line 4, refer to?

46. What is the main idea conveyed by the last sentence in the passage?

47. What, according to the extremists, would the young gain from joining them?

48. “… – often misrepresented  as  ‘ Jihad ‘  …”  ( paragraph 4). What is misrepresented as Jihad?

49. Which one of the following is NOT among the opportunities that violent  extremists exploit to get the youth involved in extremist activities?

50. According to the passage, which one of the following is true about peace?