Interim Workshop Review

What does the word redraw mean?

• A a way to draw

• B to draw again

• C a person who draws

• D to draw before

The International Children’s Peace Prize is an important award. The Kids Rights Foundation created the award. The first one was given in 2005. Winners of the award are children ages 12 to 18. Children from any country can win the award. The winners of the prize are brave children who take action to support children’s rights. Prize winners also are role models who can inspire others.

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.

In India, most people live in rural areas. The rest live in modern cities. In the cities, parents want their daughters and sons to go to school. They know children need education to get good jobs someday.

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 preplanned mean?

The lives of many Indian girls are preplanned. '

A ready to plan B plan before C without a plan D plan again

• ready to plan

• plan before

• without a plan

• plan again

What does rethink mean as it is used in the sentence?

They try to get parents to rethink their plans for their daughters.

• to think again

• to stop thinking

• to think before

• to act without thinking

Which is the best summary of paragraphs 2 and 3?

But in many small villages, parents think school is for boys. Girls should learn to cook and keep house. Daughters should marry young and have children. The parents choose the men their daughters will marry.

The lives of many Indian girls are preplanned. They cannot dream of getting jobs. They cannot take care of themselves. They must depend on their husbands.

• A 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."

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

Paragraph 3 says that Burkina Faso “has rich deposits of gold.”

This happens in Burkina Faso, a country in Africa. It's people are poor. But Burkina also has rich deposits of gold. The government wants to dig up the gold and sell it. More than 800 gold mines have opened. Many young children in the mines.

Which phrase gives a clue to the meaning of deposits?

• “are poor”

• “government wants”

• “to dig up”

• “young children work”

What is the central idea of paragraph 5?

In these gold mines, children earn just two dollars a day. Most work only on days when there is no school. But many others skip school. Their families are poor, so they work in the mines instead. Without schooling, children cannot learn skills they need. They will not be able to get good jobs.

• Children who work in dangerous mines should earn more money.

• Children are missing school to earn money for their families

• Children learn important skills working in mines

• Children should be able to work in mines that are safe