Sailing to New Horizons

Which statement about education does this article best support?

• Schools should adapt to local conditions.

• Schools should give students time off.

• Smaller class sizes are better for instruction.

• Students prefer attending classes with friends.

The organization of paragraphs 2 through 4 contributes to the author’s main idea by —

• describing school boats from their flat bottoms to their waterproof roofs

• explaining how school boats came to be

• comparing school boats with other types of boats

• highlighting the effects school boats have had on people

Read these sentences from paragraph 7.

“It was difficult for my parents to send me to school, but

now all the facilities are in the village. I have started

planning for my daughter’s future education. I want to

see her become a doctor or engineer.”

This quotation shows that —

• Rezwan’s efforts have improved educational conditions for future generations

• Farida thinks that there are enough facilities in her village to serve all the children

• Rezwan believes that his school boats will create many doctors and engineers

• Farida’s own difficulties in attending school cause her to be doubtful about her daughter’s

  education

As used in paragraph 2, what does the word periodic mean?

• Regularly occurring

• Unexpected

• Previous

• Seldom repeated

Which sentence from the article best supports the claim that Rezwan’s boats have

successfully addressed a problem in Bangladesh?

• The purpose of the organization is to help the people of Bangladesh receive an education

  and also to bring technology and an improved quality of life to poor people in remote

  areas of the country.

• In all, these boats help educate close to 90,000 families in Bangladesh.

• Each boat was built to accommodate between 30 and 35 students.

• Students study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the

  river.

The reader can conclude that Rezwan believes that —

• educating children is easier than educating adults

• floating schools cannot compete with traditional schools

• developing technology skills is a necessity in today’s world

• choosing a career is a difficult decision

The message conveyed by the photographs is that

• students are engaged in learning on school boats

• each school boat needs many workers to manage it

• the school boats float down the river to pick up students

• the school boats can be used in both sunny and rainy weather

What did Rezwan become?

• Doctor

• Lawyer

• Architect

• Engineer

How many boats were transformed for the communities use?

• 33

• 22

• 10

• 88

How many students fit on each boat?

• between 5-10

• between 30-35

• between 15-20

• between 20-25