Gloria Steinem, a Defining Voice of the Modern Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
About this practice test
Practice C2 English reading with 8 questions based on the Daily News article “Gloria Steinem, a Defining Voice of the Modern Women’s Movement, Dies at 92”.
What you’ll practice
Finding detail
Locate specific information and evidence.
Interpreting ideas
Connect main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
8 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
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- Practice level
- C2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Single choice
How to approach this practice
Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.
News lesson for this practice
Read the complete article and use its text or audio alongside these exercises: Gloria Steinem, a Defining Voice of the Modern Women’s Movement, Dies at 92.
Gloria Steinem, a Defining Voice of the Modern Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and activist who became one of the most recognizable voices of the modern women’s movement, has died at the age of 92. Her death marks the passing of a figure whose public work helped reshape how many Americans discussed gender, power, and equality. For more than half a century, Steinem confronted assumptions that had long been treated as ordinary features of American life. At a…
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Question 1 · Single choice
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What is the article’s central claim about Steinem’s legacy?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Her legacy lies chiefly in electoral victories.
- Her work reshaped enduring debates about equality and power.
- Her journalism focused primarily on domestic life.
- Her influence ended with the women’s movement’s first campaigns.
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- Her work reshaped enduring debates about equality and power.
The article emphasizes her enduring role in reshaping public debate.
Her death closes the life of a trailblazer, but the questions she helped place at the center of American public life remain consequential.
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Question 2 · Single choice
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Why did personal difficulties become matters of public concern?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- They were increasingly reported by political parties.
- They became legally defined as public offenses.
- They were interpreted within broader structures of authority.
- They attracted attention only through celebrity culture.
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- They were interpreted within broader structures of authority.
Steinem linked private experiences to larger systems of authority.
That argument was consequential because it connected individual experience to broader structures of authority.
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Question 3 · Single choice
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What does “That argument” refer to?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- The claim that women should enter public, professional, and political life
- The idea that journalism should avoid political questions
- The demand that activism remain outside public institutions
- The assumption that domestic roles were socially beneficial
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- The claim that women should enter public, professional, and political life
The reference points to women’s full participation in public life.
Her work insisted that women belonged fully in public, professional, and political life.
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Question 4 · Single choice
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How is Steinem’s influence characterized structurally?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- As narrow but technically sophisticated
- As temporary and dependent on one campaign
- As broad, cumulative, and historically durable
- As influential only within journalism
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- As broad, cumulative, and historically durable
The article moves from individual work toward broader historical consequences.
Steinem’s influence extended beyond any single article, campaign, or political moment.
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Question 5 · Single choice
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What relationship does the article establish between reporting and organizing?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Reporting replaced organizing as movements matured.
- Organizing made reporting politically irrelevant.
- Their combination amplified concerns and shaped public language.
- They addressed entirely separate audiences and aims.
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- Their combination amplified concerns and shaped public language.
Their combination expanded the reach of Steinem’s work.
The combination of reporting and organizing gave her work unusual reach and helped define the vocabulary of a changing American conversation.
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Question 6 · Single choice
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What transformation did Steinem help produce?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- From private grievance to mainstream public controversy
- From political action to exclusively personal reflection
- From journalism to disengagement from public debate
- From national attention to complete social consensus
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- From private grievance to mainstream public controversy
The article describes a movement from marginality into mainstream debate.
She helped bring the fight for women’s equality from the margins of American life into the mainstream, where it could command wider attention and provoke sustained disagreement.
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Question 7 · Single choice
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What can be inferred about Steinem’s visibility?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Visibility insulated her from criticism.
- Visibility helped her explain broader social change.
- Visibility narrowed her work to personal memoir.
- Visibility prevented her from influencing institutions.
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- Visibility helped her explain broader social change.
Her prominence made her an interpreter of changing social assumptions.
Her prominence also made her a particularly visible interpreter of a society beginning to reconsider assumptions about gender.
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Question 8 · Single choice
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Why does the article mention equality, sisterhood, and reproductive freedom together?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- To distinguish three unrelated political campaigns
- To present feminism as both collective and individual
- To show that Steinem rejected reproductive autonomy
- To identify ideals shared exclusively by journalists
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- To present feminism as both collective and individual
Together, they express solidarity alongside individual decision-making rights.
Taken together, they expressed a vision of feminism that joined solidarity among women with the right to make consequential decisions about their own lives.
What to review next
Find the words that support each answer. For a mistake, compare the question with the evidence and identify the detail or inference you missed.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Look for evidence in the text. Separate what the writer says from what you already know about the topic.
The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?
The answer is eight. But introduces an exception to the normal closing time, so the first time mentioned is not the answer.
This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.