Peace Corps

Peace Corps volunteers help with all of the following EXCEPT…

• education

• technology

• buiness

• medicine

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Volunteering with the Peace Corps can be difficult because…

• olunteers aren’t given any money.

• lifestyles in other countries are very different.

• it’s hard to make friends.

• volunteers have to share rooms.

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After finishing with the Peace Corps, volunteers…

• keep on using what they learned abroad.

• have a hard time readjusting to life in America.

• often continue to volunteer in other ways.

• usually decide to serve again with the Peace Corps.

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PART A: Which idea is developed by the use of the words “serve” in paragraph 3 and “service” in paragraph 4?

• a leader in a small community of another country

• a student attending a foreign school

• an adviser who guides and encourages others

• a volunteer being taught a new skill that will help others

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PART A: In paragraph 6, the author states that the Peace Corps is “the toughest job you’ll ever love.” How does the author support this point?

• by asking questions in the first paragraph

• by giving details about the number of volunteers

• by providing examples of the roles of past volunteers

• by emphasizing the president’s background

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Who is the author of the story?

• John Smith

• Molly John

• Jacqueline Poole

• Jennifer Borgen

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This article was initially published in what year?

• 1904

• 2014

• 2004

• 2018

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The Peace Corp is a volunteer program run by...

• Eisenhower Middle School

• NEISD

• The City of San Antoino

• The United States Government

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In paragraph 5, it states the Peace Corps has volunteers in how many countries?

• 127

• 100

• 17

• 137

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IN paragraph 4 - the article state the Peace Corps is all about

• spreading peace and building global friendship

• avoiding college

• having a party for two years

• getting paid big bucks for easy work

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