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Sample Test, Section M: Question Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow it.
Multiple Choice (Record the best or most correct answer on the Student Answer Sheet.) 1. Considering the information presented in this paragraph, what type of person makes the best juror? A an
honest person 2. What is the best meaning for "impartial" as used near the middle of this paragraph? A biased 3. The rights and liabilities of people in cases are based upon __________. A
the criminal. 4. According to the article, the jury has to consider evidence given by A witnesses 5. According to the article, jurors have to weigh the evidence given because A some
people remember the events and details more accurately than others 6. What is one of the instructions the judge gives to the jury? A who
is innocent 7. What unifies the topic sentence and the concluding sentence? A both
discuss the citizen's right to participate Written Answers (Answer in full and correctly written sentences) 8. Summarize this selection. Include a main idea and one point that supports it. 9. Using information from this paragraph
as well as your own ideas, explain one advantage or
Rough notes
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In
a democratic society, a trial by jury allows the people of
a community to participate in the legal system and to ensure
that justice is done. Jurors have to make important and difficult
decisions that affect the lives, property and freedom of their
peers. The rights and liabilities of people in civil or criminal
cases are based upon the facts of each case and how the law
applies to those facts. The jury has to consider evidence
given by witnesses. Since many trials take place long after
the events in question, some witnesses remember the events
and details more accurately than others. In considering testimony
by a witness and the evidence presented, jury members must
be fair and impartial. The judge, who remains neutral, gives
the jury instructions on how to determine the facts of the
case and how the law must be applied. In returning a fair
verdict, the jury fulfills the responsibility of ensuring
that justice is done. Even though jury service may mean that
jury members have to interrupt their personal lives and schedules
for several days or weeks, there is no higher duty or finer
public service for any citizen than to participate in the
justice system through trial by jury.for more information, contact the EQAO office at 1-888-327-7377