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End of Workshop 1 Quiz

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is James Kofi Annan from?

a)

Ghana

b)

Canada

c)

Death Valley

d)

South Africa

2.

When did Malala give her speech to the United Nations?

a)

July 12, 2013

b)

January 11, 2007

c)

October 6, 2008

d)

February 5, 2018

3.

appear: to _________________ or __________________

a)

be seen or start to exist

b)

be seen or announce

c)

be seen or achieve

d)

be seen or have the potential

4.

What does announce mean?

a)

to share information with others

b)

to achieve something

c)

to read a book

d)

to drive a car

5.

desperate: filled with a great need for _____________________

a)

something to happen

b)

something wrong

c)

something fun

d)

something boring

6.

What time did James Kofi Annan work as a slave?

a)

3:00am - 8:00pm

b)

5:00am - 10:00pm

c)

9:00am - 7:00pm

d)

1:00am - 12:00am

7.

opposition: a feeling of strong ________________________

a)

disagreement for something or someone

b)

feelings for something

c)

disallowance for someone

d)

support for someone

8.

Who wrote the poem "I Dream a World"?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Charlotte Lytton

c)

Paj Haam

d)

Jennifer Johnson

9.

When did people start helping Malala promote girls' education?

a)

after she got shot

b)

on her 16th birthday

c)

when she gave a speech

d)

when she was born

10.

establish: to start _____________________

a)

a company, organization, or club

b)

making a hot dog

c)

buying things for Christmas

d)

creating something

11.

What does James Kofi Annan do?

a)

free child slaves

b)

keep children as slaves

c)

play with child slaves

d)

let child slaves be

12.

scorn: to show that you think someone is ____________________

a)

not worth respecting

b)

disrespectful

c)

an awful person

d)

not a good person

13.

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

a)

the youngest Nobel Prize winner

b)

a bad person

c)

an old person

d)

a 7-year-old

14.

James Kofi Annan was sold into slavery at the age of ____

a)

6

b)

9

c)

14

d)

13

15.

James Kofi Anna was _______________ to escape slavery.

a)

desperate

b)

excited

c)

sad

d)

none of the above

16.

Why was Malala shot by the Taliban?

a)

She spoke publicly about girls' right to an education

b)

Her dad told them to do so

c)

She didn't say anything and kept quiet

d)

She didn't care about children's education

17.

What did Kesz's organization distribute?

a)

"Gifts of Hope"

b)

Christmas presents

c)

"Hopeful Gifts"

d)

Toys

18.

Who is using academic language?

a)

Bob: "Did you perform well on the test?"

b)

Alex: "What's up?"

c)

Matt: "Sure! What's up?"

d)

Sam: "My dude!"

19.

earn: to receive something from someone by ________________

a)

working for it

b)

screaming for it

c)

taking it away

d)

yelling about it

20.

How many awards did James Kofi Annan receive?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

21.

achieve: to _____________

a)

successfully do something

b)

give up

c)

go play outside

d)

go home

22.

When James Kofi Annan was little he was ______________

a)

sold into slavery

b)

living with uncles

c)

working and getting paid

d)

lazy

23.

In what year did James Kofi Annan begin his charity?

a)

2003

b)

2007

c)

2014

d)

2005

24.

What did Malala want girls to have?

a)

an education

b)

a home

c)

a family

d)

new clothes

25.

Who was Malala named after?

a)

a warrior woman

b)

her mom

c)

her older friend

d)

her grandma

26.

What was James Kofi Annan's charity called?

a)

Challenging Heights

b)

the Malala Fund

c)

Championing Community Children

d)

the James Fund

27.

charity: an ____________ of people who donate resources to others

a)

organization

b)

advocate

c)

donor

d)

workshop

28.

What prize did Kesz Valdez win?

a)

International Children's Peace Prize

b)

Peace Prize

c)

Nobel Prize

d)

Children's Prize

29.

James Kofi Annan helped ______________

a)

child slaves

b)

adults

c)

homeless people

d)

helpless animals

30.

Malala Yousafzai fought for _____________

a)

girls' education

b)

money

c)

recognition

d)

awards

31.

potential: an ability to do something that __________________

a)

might be seen in the future

b)

involves charity

c)

finds out about the past

d)

enables you to learn history better

32.

donor: someone who ______________

a)

helps by giving to others

b)

takes money

c)

spends money

d)

prints their own money from home

33.

On what date was Malala Yousafzai awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

October 14, 2014

b)

December 12, 2006

c)

January 24, 2007

d)

April 19, 2005

34.

struggle: to try very hard to ______________

a)

achieve a goal even though it is very hard to do

b)

succeed

c)

win something

d)

accomplish

35.

What kind of family was Kesz born into?

a)

an abusive family

b)

a German family

c)

a loving family

d)

a Mexican family

36.

How was Malala injured on October 9, 2012?

a)

she was shot in the head

b)

she got run over by a bus

c)

she fell from a high place

d)

she had things fall on her

37.

Why did Kesz run away from home?

a)

He had an abusive family

b)

He wanted a new house

c)

He hated his parents

d)

He went to his friend's house

38.

Malala Yousafzai was born in _____________

a)

Mingora

b)

America

c)

Hawaii

d)

Tokyo

39.

What is Malala's last name?

a)

Yousafzai

b)

Perez

c)

Rodriguez

d)

Salazar

40.

Which is true about Kesz Valdez's childhood?

a)

He ran away from home

b)

He was allergic to eggs

c)

His parents killed him

d)

He drowned

41.

wretchedness: the state of being very

a)

unhappy, sick, or miserable

b)

excited

c)

surprised

d)

crazy

42.

effort: something done with

a)

hard work

b)

cheating

c)

sleeping

d)

attitude

43.

Who are the 3 main activists in Workshop 1: Stand Up?

a)

Malala Yousafzai, Kesz Valdez, James Kofi Annan

b)

Malala, George Washington, James

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes

d)

Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi

44.

What is one strategy you can use to achieve your goal this year?

a)

challenge yourself

b)

go home and play

c)

watch TV

d)

play video games

45.

When Malala gave her speech to the UN what did they declare her day as?

a)

Malala Day

b)

Malala's speech

c)

the speech for girls' right to an education

d)

Thanksgiving Day

46.

In what year was Malala born?

a)

1997

b)

2018

c)

2030

d)

never was born