Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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PART 1:
COMPREHENSION
Directions
If you think that young people cannot make a difference in
the world, read this selection. Then answer the questions that
follow.
Working for the Future
Don’t tell Craig Kielburger that children
don’t have the power to make a difference in the world today, because he knows that isn’t
true. Kielburger grew up in Canada. When he was twelve years old, in 1995, Kielburger was searching
for the comics page in the newspaper when he came upon an article about a twelve-year-old boy in
Pakistan. This boy had been forced to work since he was four years old. Kielburger was affected by
this stranger’s difficult life, and he felt that he had to do something to try to change unfair
labor practices in the world. He talked to some of his classmates, and together they started an
organization called Free the Children.
Free the Children has several goals. One goal is to free
children from poverty and unfair labor practices. Another goal is to encourage children everywhere to
believe that they can make a difference in the world. When Kielburger speaks to youth groups, he
tells them that even the smallest action can have an impact. He explains to young people that they
can become leaders and help improve the world.
Kielburger speaks with the voice of experience. He
has traveled to more than forty countries around the world to visit children who are forced to work.
He shares their stories, speaking out in defense of children’s rights. In addition, Kielburger
has met with many world leaders, co-written four books, and appeared on popular television programs
such as 60 Minutes and
Oprah to discuss his work.
Kielburger believes that education is a critical way to break
the cycle of poverty. The organization he founded, Free the Children, has built 350 schools around
the world. The group Kielburger started in 1995 now has more than 100,000 youth representatives less
than eighteen years of age, from thirty-five countries. Kielburger says his older brother Marc
inspired him to work at making the world a better place. When Marc was twelve years old, he collected
signatures for a petition to ban products that were harmful to the environment. Witnessing his
brother Marc’s passion and involvement in an issue that was important to him showed Craig that
it doesn’t matter how young a person is. Everyone has something to share, and each person can
make a difference.
Despite the fact that Kielburger has met many famous people, he says his heroes
are the children he has met during his travels, because they never give up hope. Kielburger himself
has inspired hope in the many people whose lives he has touched through his tireless efforts to
help.
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(1 point) According to the selection, what happened first?
a) | Kielburger formed Free the
Children. | b) | Kielburger read about a child laborer. | c) | Kielburger traveled around the
world. | d) | Kielburger co-authored four
books. |
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(1 point) Which word best describes Kielburger?
a) | humble | b) | wealthy | c) | lonely | d) | competitive |
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(1 point) What first caused Kielburger to realize young people could help solve
problems?
a) | meeting with world
leaders | b) | the success of Free the Children | c) | reading about a boy working in
Pakistan | d) | his brother's work trying to change
things |
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(1 point) Which of the following contains a statement of
opinion?
a) | Kielburger grew up in
Canada. | b) | He has traveled to more than forty
countries. | c) | The organization he founded, Free the Children, has built 350 schools around
the world. | d) | Kielburger believes that education is a beneficial way to break the cycle of
poverty. |
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(1 point) What is a likely reason that most active members of Free the Children are
under the age of eighteen?
a) | Adults are not interested in the
organization. | b) | Many young people want to get involved with the
group. | c) | It is an organization of young people for young
people. | d) | Only child laborers are allowed to join the
group. |
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(1 point) Based on this selection, which of the following statements is a valid
generalization?
a) | Many of the children Craig has met
have inspired him. | b) | Pakistan has the highest number of child
laborers. | c) | Most of the members of Free the Children live in the United
States. | d) | The leaders Craig talked to were not concerned about child
labor. |
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(1 point) The title of the selection is “Working for the Future.” Which of
the following is the best alternative title?
a) | “Craig and Marc: Brothers and
Friends” | b) | “Making a Difference” | c) | “The Importance of
Schools” | d) | “Why You Should Read the
Newspaper” |
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(1 point) How are Craig and his brother Marc alike?
a) | They are good
students. | b) | They want to be world leaders. | c) | They take action to change
things. | d) | They think children are the best
leaders. |
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(1 point) What is the main idea of the selection?
a) | People make a lot of
mistakes. | b) | Children should lead the world. | c) | Anyone can contribute to
change. | d) | Work in other countries is very
hard. |
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(1 point) Look at the map. Which of the following is true?
a) | Pakistan is part of
Africa. | b) | Canada and Pakistan are neighbors. | c) | Pakistan is far away from
Canada. | d) | Canada and Pakistan are about the same
size. |
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(1 point) What was the author’s main purpose for writing the
selection?
a) | to share the inspiring effects of
one boy’s actions | b) | to convince readers to join Free the
Children | c) | to entertain readers with an amusing story | d) | to express feelings of pride about
Canada |
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Directions
People immigrating to
the United States from Europe traveled through Ellis Island on the East Coast. Read this story about
Angel Island, the entrance for Chinese immigrants on the West Coast. Then answer the questions that
follow.
A Trip Back in Time
Winsie zipped her backpack
and ran downstairs excitedly. She had never been to Angel Island before. Her parents had explained
that Angel Island Immigration Station was a historic landmark. Like Ellis Island on the East Coast,
Angel Island was a place where immigrants were questioned before entering the United States. However,
in 1882, the United States passed a harsh and controversial law that made it difficult for Chinese
immigrants to enter the country. As a result, they were kept for weeks, months, sometimes even years,
in crowded buildings on Angel Island. Some of these people were not allowed to enter the new homeland
they had dreamed of and were sent back to China.
Many of the people who were detained on Angel
Island wrote and carved their thoughts and feelings on the walls, telling their stories of difficulty
and confusion. The walls of the buildings became a journal of the immigrants’ frustration,
sadness, boredom, and anger.
Although Winsie’s mother had never heard any stories about
Angel Island directly from her grandparents, she had learned through research that her grandfather
had been held at Angel Island for many weeks in 1930. She wanted to go and see where Pang Chen, her
grandfather and Winsie’s great-grandfather, had been forced to wait, wondering if he would ever
be allowed to enter the United States.
Winsie and her parents took a boat across San Francisco Bay
to reach the island, where they joined a guided tour and learned that the Immigration Station
operated from 1910 to 1940. Once the station was no longer in use, it was scheduled to be torn down.
However, a park ranger found the poems and notes on the walls, and he organized a group of people who
influenced the government to save the important buildings.
After the tour ended, Winsie and her
parents wandered around inside one of the buildings. Suddenly, Winsie’s father yelled,
“Come look at this!” Winsie and her mother hurried to where he stood pointing at the
wall. Winsie did not recognize the Chinese characters, but her mother and father excitedly agreed
that they spelled out “Pang Chen, 1930.” Suddenly, Winsie’s mother began to cry,
thinking of the sadness her grandfather and so many others had experienced here. Winsie took off her
backpack and unzipped it, pulling out a piece of white paper and a black crayon as her parents
watched quietly. Winsie held the paper over the characters carved in the wall and rubbed the crayon
gently back and forth until the characters showed up on the paper. After she had finished, she held
the paper out for her mother, saying, “You should have Pang Chen’s words always. I am so
happy he made a home here in the United States for himself, and for
us.”
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(1 point) Which of the following happened last?
a) | Winsie joined a guided
tour. | b) | Winsie’s father found Pang Chen’s
name. | c) | Winsie and her parents rode a boat to Angel
Island. | d) | Winsie packed her backpack with things she might
need. |
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(1 point) Which word best describes Winsie?
a) | mischievous | b) | talkative | c) | prepared | d) | strong |
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(1 point) What was the climax of the story?
a) | Winsie’s mother found out
about Pang Chen. | b) | Pang Chen was held at Angel Island. | c) | Winsie’s father found Pang Chen’s
name. | d) | Winsie learned the history of the
island. |
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(1 point) Where does most of the action of the story take
place?
a) | China | b) | Winsie’s house | c) | Ellis Island | d) | San Francisco
Bay |
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(1 point) What is a theme of the story?
a) | Family trips are
important. | b) | The past is powerful. | c) | Art comes in many forms. | d) | Laws are often
unfair. |
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(1 point) How are Angel Island and Ellis Island alike?
a) | Immigrants were checked there before
entering the United States. | b) | Immigrants named these islands based on their experiences
there. | c) | They are both on the country’s West
Coast. | d) | They were used only for Chinese
immigrants. |
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(1 point) What was the main reason Winsie’s mother wanted to go to Angel
Island?
a) | She had never been there
before. | b) | She wanted to take her family on a picnic. | c) | She had grown up hearing stories about her
grandfather’s stay there. | d) | She wanted to see where her grandfather had once
been. |
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(1 point) What is the author’s main purpose for writing this
selection?
a) | to teach the importance of
protecting historic buildings | b) | to describe the pain all immigrants
experienced | c) | to entertain the reader with a heartwarming
story | d) | to convince the readers to learn about their own
families |
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Directions
Read about a new way of
communicating on the Internet. It’s called blogging. Then answer the questions that follow.
What’s New on the
Internet?
What is the odd name for a very popular activity that has taken the Internet
by storm? It is blogging! “Blog” is a combination of the words “web” and
“log.” A blog is a type of personal journal posted on the Internet.
Just how popular
is blogging? There are millions of blogs today, and a new one is made every few seconds. Their
popularity continues to grow, in part because the program needed to create a blog is either free or
very cheap. It is also, as computer folks often say, “user-friendly.”
A blog is an
easy-to-use Web site, where a person can express his or her thoughts. It is also a way to communicate
with others, since many blogs have links to e-mail. This way, a person who is reading a blog can
write a note to the person who owns the blog. Some businesses support blogs at work because of their
ability to create large amounts of information that can be shared among workers. These are called
“k-logs” or knowledge logs. Blogs are also used by colleges. In this case, blogs allow
students to interact with teachers and classmates without having to wait to get back to the
classroom. Blogging is also a way to give instant news on events while they are
happening.
Clearly, not all blogs are created equal. Some are simply a person’s thoughts,
which may or may not hold any value for a reader. However, others are posted by well-known reporters
and contain breaking news. Others can provide helpful information such as the best way to grow
African violets or where to find free outdoor events.
People can use blogs to let others know
about goods and services that are for sale. People can also use blogs in an attempt to shape public
opinion, or to change the way people feel about certain things. One weakness of blogs is the fact
that the information they contain may not be true or accurate. Unlike formal news sites, there are
generally no editors and no fact-checkers making corrections to individuals’ blogs. But no
matter what might be good or bad about blogging, it looks as though it is here to
stay.
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(1 point) Which of the following is a statement of opinion?
a) | There are more than eight million
blogs. | b) | Some businesses support blogs at work. | c) | Many blogs have links to
e-mail. | d) | Clearly, not all blogs are created
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(1 point) Which is a valid generalization based on the
selection?
a) | Everyone likes
blogs. | b) | Most blogs contain false information. | c) | Most blogs belong to
individuals. | d) | Many people enjoy creating
blogs. |
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(1 point) Look at the graph. What will probably happen when information for the next
month is added?
a) | The line will go
up. | b) | The line will continue to be straight. | c) | The line will go down. | d) | The line will go all the way down to
zero. |
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PART 2: VOCABULARY
Directions
For the following
questions, find the correct answer.
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(1 point) “Working for the Future” tells about unfair child labor practices. In other words, the
child labor practices are
a) | not
fair. | b) | always fair. | c) | usually fair. | d) | sometimes fair. |
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(1 point) What does affected mean in
the following sentence?
Kielburger was affected by this stranger’s difficult life, and he felt
that he had to do something to try to change unfair labor practices in the
world.
a) | temporarily
amused | b) | seriously endangered | c) | emotionally moved | d) | permanently
saddened |
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Use this entry from a
dictionary to answer the
following questions.
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back
(bak), 1 adv. the place from which something or someone came: Please put the
books back when you're finished. 2 n. the part of a person's body
opposite the front part of the body or face: Mom put sunblock on Sally's back at the
pool. 3 n. the reverse, under, or wrong side: We cleaned the back of the
car. 4 v. to support or help: Many of her friends backed her plan.
5 adj. behind in space or time: Have you read the back issues of this
magazine?
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(1 point) What part of speech is back
used as in the following sentence?
Some came because they couldn’t make the back
payments on their farms.
a) | verb | b) | adjective | c) | noun | d) | adverb |
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(1 point) What does influenced mean in
the following sentence?
However, a park ranger found the poems and notes on the walls, and he organized
a group of people who influenced the government to save the important
buildings.
a) | asked | b) | persuaded | c) | commanded | d) | pleaded with |
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(1 point) Which of the following is a synonym for recognize as it is used in the following
sentence?
Winsie did not recognize the Chinese characters, but her mother and father
excitedly agreed that they spelled out “Pang Chen,
1930.”
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(1 point) With the suffix -ion added to the base word, what does the word confusion
mean?
a) | without being
confused | b) | confused to a certain degree | c) | state or quality of being
confused | d) | confused repeatedly |
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(1 point) What is a synonym for instant in the following sentence?
Blogging is also a way
to give instant news on events
while they are happening.
a) | immediate | b) | detailed | c) | brief | d) | accurate |
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(1 point) Which of the following best explains the phrase breaking news?
a) | news with a negative
impact | b) | news as events are happening | c) | news about not obeying the
law | d) | news that is delivered in
sections |
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