Lesson: Practice for Regents Exam Reading Section

Objective: Students will improve skills needed to do well on the Regents Reading Section. Students will think about definitions of date rape.

What the teacher needs to know to use this lesson: The new Regents English exam has a reading section that requires students to read a passage and answer 6 multiple-choice questions.

Step One: Give Your Students Directions

Put these directions on the board or read them slowly:

Read part of the story. Start reading the bold subhead “No One Wants to Say It.” Read up until the bold subhead “Prevention.” Then answer the multiple-choice questions.

1 According to the author, when should the male stop?
(1) when the woman is drunk
(2) when she yells no
(3) when the woman signals in any way that she is reluctant
(4) when she accuses him of rape

2 Based on the surveys mentioned in the article, what result would you expect if you surveyed 1,000 women about date rape?
(1) most would say they had been raped by a date or acquaintance
(2) most would say they had stopped someone from raping them
(3) a minority would describe an experience where they were forced to have sex
(4) most of them would say they had gotten drunk during a date

3 Based on the surveys mentioned in the article, what result would you expect if you surveyed 1,000 men about date rape?
(1) most of them think women accuse men of rape for no reason
(2) a small percentage of them realize they have forced a woman to have sex
(3) most of them realize they have forced a women to have sex
(4) most of them see coerced sex as a serious problem

4 According to the author, who is most responsible for making sure sex is consensual?
(1) the man
(2) the woman
(3) sometimes the man, sometimes the woman
(4) the man and woman have equal responsibility

5 What is one of the main reasons that the author wrote this article?
(1) to get readers thinking about what kinds of dating behaviors are respectful
(2) to warn women about getting drunk on dates
(3) to argue that rapists should be put in jail
(4) to argue that women are responsible for preventing rape

6 Based on the information in the article, what has to happen to prevent date rape?
(1) men and women have to stop drinking when they go out on dates
(2) rapists should be put in jail more often
(3) colleges should start education programs about dating behavior
(4) men and women have to communicate more effectively with each other

Answer key to Lesson #7: 1) 3 2) 3 3) 2 4) 4 5) 1 6) 4