Greta's Story, Chapter 8

What had NOT changed in the eight months since Greta decided to strike?

• The world started to understand the seriousness of the situation.

• Greta was going to school and getting good grades.

• Thousands of people were striking for the climate.

• The politicians were making drastic changes to the laws.

Why did Greta go to the European Union?

• to speak to the people who make many important decisions

• to have a holiday from all the climate change talks

• to try to convince them that the problem would fix itself

• to tell them that the next generation would look after it when they grow up

How did Greta speak to the European politicians?

• nervously and hesitantly

• happily and hopefully

• angrily and sarcastically

• seriously and critically

"We are fixing the chaos that you created..."

What did Greta mean?

• The children are working on stopping climate change.

• The politicians are making a mess of the planet.

• The students are doing a school strike.

• The adults are acting like immature children.

According to Greta, the politicians have wasted time...

• spending money on the military and oil.

• arguing about unimportant issues.

• denying there was a problem and doing nothing to fix it.

• protesting in order to achieve the desired result.

What happened on March 15, 2019?

• There was a meeting of the European Union.

• There was a worldwide strike for the future.

• Greta Thunberg spoke to a large crowd, in England.

• Global warming stopped.

Who did the chapter say that some people were reminded of, by the way that Greta had inspired protests and rallies to make change?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jane Goodall

• Rosa Parks

• Barack Obama

What was special about the protests that Greta inspired?

• They accomplished her goals for the climate

• Adults weren't allowed to participate.

• Mostly young people participated.

• They did not have many participants.

When did Greta say that she would stop protesting?

• When the powerful people do what needs to be done to prevent temperatures from rising.

• When the citizens elect politicians who say that they will help to stop global warming.

• When all of the students have graduated from secondary school, and they get jobs, so that they can't help anymore.

• When Greta's parents decide that they have had enough of all the protests, rallies, and public speeches.

How many young people have participated in strikes, rallies, and protests, inspired by Greta Thunberg?

• hundreds

• thousands

• hundreds of thousands

• millions