Question

As of this month, Jacinda Ardern __________________ (serve) as New Zealand’s prime

minister for two years. This may seem like a surprisingly short amount of time given all that
she _________________ (tackle) while in office. In addition to governing and handling a
national crisis, Ardern _____________ (take) unprecedented steps as she _____________
(show) what it means to be a world leader.

Ardern stood out from the moment she became io the head of government in New Zealand.
She is only the third female prime minister in the country’s history, which is even more
notable considering the number of democratic countries that ______________ (never elect)
a female leader. Taking office at the age of 37, she _________________ (become) the
world’s youngest female head of government and the youngest leader in New Zealand since
1856. Since assuming office, she __________________ (also become) only the second
elected leader to give birth while in office, with the first being Pakistan’s late two-time prime
minister Benazir Bhutto, but the first to take maternity leave.

More recently, Ardern ______________ (receive) worldwide praise for her handling of the
Christchurch mosque shootings in March that left 51 people dead. She
________________________ (praise) for her quick and decisive responses which included
marking the attack as an act of terror and calling for the government to take immediate
action on gun control. She also reached out to members of the country’s Muslim community
that ________________ (target) in the shootings. Most significantly, she has created a new
script for how a leader responds to terrorism. In the aftermath of the attack, Ardern vowed
not to name the attacker, noting that he sought notoriety in his actions. In doing so, Ardern
took away a platform for the terrorist and focused the attention on the victims.
Original essay (answer)

As of this month, Jacinda Ardern has been serving/has served as New Zealand’s prime
minister for two years. This may seem like a surprisingly short amount of time given all that
she has tackled while in office. In addition to governing and handling a national crisis, Ardern
has taken unprecedented steps as she shows what it means to be a world leader.

Ardern stood out from the moment she became io the head of government in New Zealand.
She is only the third female prime minister in the country’s history, which is even more
notable considering the number of democratic countries that have never elected a female
leader. Taking office at the age of 37, she became the world’s youngest female head of
government and the youngest leader in New Zealand since 1856. Since assuming office, she
has also become only the second elected leader to give birth while in office, with the first
being Pakistan’s late two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto, but the first to take maternity
leave.

More recently, Ardern has received worldwide praise for her handling of the Christchurch
mosque shootings in March that left 51 people dead. She has been praised for her quick and
decisive responses which included marking the attack as an act of terror and calling for the
government to take immediate action on gun control. She also reached out to members of
the country’s Muslim community that was targeted in the shootings. Most significantly, she
has created a new script for how a leader responds to terrorism. In the aftermath of the
attack, Ardern vowed not to name the attacker, noting that he sought notoriety in his
actions. In doing so, Ardern took away a platform for the terrorist and focused the attention
on the victims.