Palestine – Israel Conflict 1 / 20 The phrase “painful chapter” refers to: a period of suffering a fictional story a chance for celebration a positive achievement 2 / 20 The word “compromise” in the text most nearly means: a victory for one side only a refusal to negotiate a solution where both sides give up something a legal punishment 3 / 20 The phrase “deep mistrust” in the conclusion means: friendly cooperation strong lack of trust rapid improvement in relations complete understanding 4 / 20 The word “trauma” in the text most nearly means: deep emotional shock political disagreement community celebration short-term frustration 5 / 20 The phrase “humanitarian crisis” refers to: a situation with severe suffering and lack of basic needs a disagreement between leaders a scientific discovery a new economic opportunity 6 / 20 The word “displaced” in “thousands of Palestinians were killed or displaced” means: promoted at work trapped underground injured slightly relocated from their homes 7 / 20 The phrase “large military campaign” most nearly means: a political advertisement an organised military operation a sports competition a medical emergency 8 / 20 The word “blockade” in the text refers to: a peaceful negotiation a cultural celebration a public announcement a system restricting movement and goods 9 / 20 The phrase “the scale of the violence shocked Israel and the world” means: the size and intensity were shocking the lack of violence was surprising everyone expected more violence the attack had little impact 10 / 20 The word “militant” in “militant groups launched a surprise attack” most nearly means: peaceful and diplomatic traditional and religious willing to use violence social and cooperative 11 / 20 The word “captured” in “Israel captured the West Bank…” is closest in meaning to: sold back forgot about took control of built up 12 / 20 The phrase “changed the situation again” describing the Six-Day War means: caused a major shift had no real effect returned everything to normal improved relations quickly 13 / 20 The term “refugee” in the text refers to someone who: visits family abroad moves for educational reasons chooses to travel for work leaves their home due to danger 14 / 20 The word “fled” in “more than 700,000 Palestinians fled” most nearly means: escaped or ran away celebrated together moved slowly voted in protest 15 / 20 The word “support” in “international support for a Jewish state grew” is closest in meaning to: assistance or approval opposition silence confusion 16 / 20 The phrase “felt betrayed” (about Arabs under British rule) means they: were pleasantly surprised believed promises had been broken received unexpected help wanted to avoid responsibility 17 / 20 In the text, “migrants” most nearly means: soldiers in an army tourists on holiday political leaders people who move to a new place 18 / 20 The word “discrimination” in the text refers to: scientific study fair treatment unfair treatment political debate 19 / 20 The phrase “turning point” (“the most recent turning point came on 7th October 2023”) most nearly means: a temporary pause a moment of major change a repeated pattern an expected event 20 / 20 The word “struggles” in the phrase “one of the longest and most difficult struggles” is closest in meaning to: conflicts celebrations discoveries agreements Your score is