Interim Assessment -1

What does the word redraw mean?

• a way to draw

• to draw again

• a person who draws

• to draw before

Which two details from the passage best support the central idea that the International Children's Peace Prize is an important award?

• It began in 2005.

• It is given to children in different countries.

• It is awarded every year.

• It rewards children who help others.

• It can inspire others to support children's rights.

What is a central idea of the passage?

• Most of the people in India live in small villages.

• In the cities of India, parents want their children to go to school.

• Some girls in India marry young and depend on their husbands.

• Girls in India's villages are starting to go to school and get jobs.

What does preplan mean?

• ready to plan

• plan before

• without a plan

• plan again

Which is the best summary of paragraphs 2 and 3?

• In India, most boys think school is important. Most girls do not like going to school.

• In Indian villages, girls marry young. Most girls do not go to school or learn important skills.

• In India, there are many small villages. People are building new schools in these villages.

• In India, women depend on their husbands. Some husbands encourage their wives to go to school.

Which detail from the passage supports the idea that 'New ideas are replacing old ones in India's villages'?

• In India, most people live in rural areas. The rest live in modern cities.

• But in many small villages, parents think school is for boys. Girls should learn to cook and keep house.

• They cannot dream of getting jobs. They cannot take care of themselves.

• The fire station in their village needed firefighters. Nirma trained for six months.

What is a central idea of the passage?

• Some children in Burkina Faso are not getting the education they need because they work in gold mines.

• Education was important in Burkina Faso until 800 gold mines opened.

• If Burkina Faso gets rich from gold, its children may no longer need to go to school.

• The government of Burkina Faso is beginning to help its poorest people.

Which two sentences belong in a summary of paragraphs 1 and 2?

• The UN tries to help make education fun for children in poor villages.

• The UN says that children can work as long as they do not miss any school.

• The UN tries to protect children from doing work that is dangerous or keeps them out of school.

• Children all around the world work because they want money to spend.

• In poor countries like Burkina Faso, children work to help their families.

What does the word deposits mean?

• are poor

• government wants

• to dig up

• young children work

Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 4?

• Children chip rocks in the mine, carry them up in buckets, and pound the rocks to find gold.

• The mine is 100 feet deep, so children use ropes to climb up and down.

• Children work in groups or alone in the mine, filling buckets with rocks.

• The children who work at the mine learn how to use tools and ropes.