It’s Time for Good News!

1. What is the main purpose of the article’s

introduction?

• A. to tell how data is collected over many years

• B. to describe the global efforts that are

  improving lives

• C. to explain that analyzing data over time can

  show progress and positive trends

• D. to compare and contrast different types of

  news stories

2. According to the “People Are Living Longer”

graph, life expectancy increased by how many

years between 1990 and 2020?

• A. 8 years

• B. 10 years

• C. 65 years

• D. 73 years

3. Based on “Extreme Poverty Is Declining,” what

percentage of people were living on $2.15 a day

or less in the year 2000?

• A. 9 percent

• B. 16 percent

• C. 29 percent

• D. 38 percent

4. Which is a benefit of the gray wolf population’s

resurgence?

• A. Deer populations have soared 1,900 percent.

• B. Farmers are better able to protect their

  livestock.

• C. Other animals and plants are able to thrive.

• D. Fewer farmers need to live in mountainous

  areas.

5. In “The Gray Wolf Population Is Rebounding,”

which two words are most similar in meaning?

• A. hunting and encroaching

• B. resurgence and recovery

• C. rebounded and commissioned

• D. roam and flourish

6. According to “War Deaths Are Down,” which of

the following years had the fewest war deaths?

• A. 1955

• B. 1980

• C. 1990

• D. 2005

7. Based on “Community Health Care Is Saving

Lives,” which is the best example of preventive

health care?

• A. experiencing fewer newborn deaths

• B. getting regular wellness checks

• C. building clinics to treat illnesses

• D. focusing on treating injuries

8. Details about geothermal energy use would best

accompany which infographic?

• A. “Fewer Infants Are Dying”

• B. “Renewable Energy Is On the Upswing”

• C. “War Deaths Are Down”

• D. “Global Literacy Is Rising”

9. Singapore has improved access to water through

all the following methods except _____.

• A. increasing water imports from neighboring

  countries

• B. using ultraviolet radiation and other treatments

  to recycle water

• C. removing salt from ocean water

• D. educating people about water conservation

10. Which conclusion does the article best support?

• A. Most people can live on less than $2.15 per day.

• B. Most of the planet’s 8 billion people face

  bigger challenges than they did 50 years ago.

• C. Wildlife across the United States is thriving.

• D. Global health care is improving.