Question

According to the reading passage, what did Britain promise regarding Palestine?
Answer: Explain:
A.
B.
C.
D.
To split Palestine into two countries.
To create the country of Israel.
To give the land to the Ottomans.
To help Jewish people create a "national
home" in Palestine.
Question:
According to the reading passage, what happened in 1948?
Answer: Explain:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Britain took control of Palestine.
The United Nations made a suggestion.
Arab countries attacked Israel.
The Zionists had a desire.

Answer 1

Q1 — Answer: D.
Explain:
- Britain promised to help Jewish people create a "national home" in Palestine (the Balfour Declaration and subsequent British policy).
- It did not promise to split Palestine into two countries (that was the UN partition plan in 1947), nor to create the state of Israel directly (Israel was declared in 1948), nor to give the land to the Ottomans (the Ottomans ruled the area before WWI).

Q2 — Answer: C.
Explain:
- In 1948, after Israel declared independence, several neighboring Arab countries attacked — the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- Britain did not take control then (British rule ended in 1948), the UN’s partition suggestion came in 1947, and “the Zionists had a desire” is not a specific 1948 event.