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Unit 8_Wheelchair- Accessibility issues

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Unit 8_Wheelchair- Accessibility issues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As many as 650 million people worldwide live with some form of physical disability, and about 100 million of the disabled need a wheelchair at least part of the time.

What does "disability" mean?

a condition that makes it difficult to do things other people do

the outside of something

the condition of being poor

a smooth surface that allows access between levels

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Industrialized, higher-income nations in Asia, Europe, and North America are seeing an older population grow more incapacitated as they age, whereas in lower-income countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, poverty, conflict, injuries, and accidents account for most disabilities, many of them in children.

What does "incapacitated" mean?

able to do something

difficult to imagine

unable to do things normally

to be responsible for, be the cause of

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Industrialized, higher-income nations in Asia, Europe, and North America are seeing an older population grow more incapacitated as they age, whereas in lower-income countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, poverty, conflict, injuries, and accidents account for most disabilities, many of them in children.

What does "poverty" mean?

the condition of being poor

the inside of something

leisure activities

the surface of land

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wheelchairs provide a more independent lifestyle, but they come with their own set of problems. They are wide, unwieldy, and difficult to maneuver in tight spaces, on slippery surfaces, and on steep slopes – not to mention impassable stair steps.

What does "unwieldy" mean?

able to do something

difficult to imagine

small

unable to do things normally

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wheelchairs provide a more independent lifestyle, but they come with their own set of problems. They are wide, unwieldy, and difficult to maneuver in tight spaces, on slippery surfaces, and on steep slopes – not to mention impassable stair steps.

What does "slippery" mean?

unable to do things normally

difficult to imagine

causing things to slide or slip, difficult to hold or stand on

able to do something

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wheelchairs provide a more independent lifestyle, but they come with their own set of problems. They are wide, unwieldy, and difficult to maneuver in tight speces, on slippery surfaces, and on steep slopes – not to mention impassable stair steps.

What does "slope" mean?

a button used to run on lights or machines

the surface of land

a smooth surface that allows access between levels

the surface at an angle, with the top higher than the bottom

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Accessibility issues abound at home, work, and school; in recreation activities, and in transportation.

What does "abound" mean?

to modernize, improve

to make necessary

to raise edge of the street

to exist in large numbers

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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