The Nobel Prize

Which Nobel Prize was created in 1968?

• Literature

• Economics

• Medicine

• Physics

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Why does the Nobel Prize Committee give out more than one award?

• It isn’t fair for only one person to get the award.

• People donate money to get the award.

• Sometimes more than one person deserves the award.

• Each prize is awarded to a President and another person.

Which word best describes Alfred Nobel?

• lonesome

• author

• generous

• proud

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Why is paragraph 6 important to the article?

• It tells how the Nobel Peace is awarded.

• It’s important that more than one prize is given.

• Judges decide to whom the awards are given.

• No one can argue with the committee’s decisions.

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In paragraph 1, the word probably means -

• thought to be

• most likely

• for sure

• not ever

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Based on paragraphs 8-13, the reader can conclude that -

• only men can win the Nobel Peace Prize

• there are times when the Peace Prize is given to anybody who works toward world peace

• you don't have to be a certain age to win the Peace Prize

• the Nobel Peace Prize is given to men and women who want the world to be a better place to live

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The author mentions Barack Obama as an example because he is -

• a man who wants to stop the use of nuclear weapons

• a President getting the prize

• the first African-American President of the U.S.

• someone we all know

What text evidence tells you that the award will be given for years to come?

• The Nobel Prize will continue long into the future to benefit us all.

• He left 94% of his entire fortune to set up the prizes.

• The winners have come from many walks of life, countries, and races.

• The most widely known is the Nobel Peace Prize.

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This information about the Nobel Peace Prize is important today because –

• anyone can win the award

• it doesn’t matter where you were raised

• you have to be the best in order to win

• the people of the world still need to keep working for peace

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All of the following are true EXCEPT –

• the Nobel prizes are given out every year whether someone deserves it or not

• Presidents can win the Nobel Peace Prize

• Mother Teresa was a woman who worked with the poor

• every winner is given money

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