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WorksheetsMy Liberian is A Camel
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is one difference between big towns and small communities in Canada?
Big towns rule over smaller communities
Big towns have more resources (like libraries) available
Small communities do not have to pay taxes
Small communities have more resources available
In which ways can small communities gain access (get) to information?
Library buildings
Airmail
Virtual libraries and Borrow By-Mail-Program
Neighbors
What details describe the tundra?
Minus 50, winds howl, sun doesn't come above horizon
The boys look forward to reading that night
The children curl up with a good book
The children walk to the post office to get their books
What evidence supports the idea that if the book boat didn’t come, kids wouldn't have books?
The boat called is 4 meters wide and 12 meters long.
Books are only delivered from May- October on the book boat
Maj-Len, oversees the operation of the book boat
In this area of Finland people speak Finnish and Swedish.
What evidence supports the fact that books are treasured by the people of Mongolia?
For centuries, people in Mongolia have been nomadic.
There is almost no illiteracy in this country!
Mr. Dashdondog was able to obtain a minibus
Mongolia is a vast country in northeast Asia
What effect does the “Library Train for Young People” have in Thailand?
It gives children a safe place to play.
It gives the people in poverty a cheap way to travel
It gives homeless children a safe place to learn.
It gives young adults a place to hide from the police.
Why are library books delivered by mail in Canada's Northwest Territories?
People don't have cars to drive to their local libraries.
There are not enough sleds to carry the books people want.
Remote areas of Canada do not have access to libraries.
It is too cold.
How do children on the rocky islands in the south coast of Finland receive books?
camels
book boat
elephants
Borrower-by-Mail Program
Which of these is NOT a reason in the article why camels are used to deliver books in Kenya?
They can carry heavy loads and need little water.
They can travel on roads that are impassable for cars.
It is snowy
What is one reason that some Kenyan villages do not have access to libraries?
Most children cannot read, so there is no need for libraries
Remote areas of Kenya are isolated because temperatures.
There are many libraries in remote areas.
The roads to some areas in Kenya are impassable.
How do the photos and captions relate to the article's main ideas?
by showing what kinds of books children enjoy most
by showing what kinds of books children enjoy most
showing how children dress in different parts of the world
By showing children all of the world receiving and enjoying books.
Why is one book delivery program in Mongolia known as candy books?
Some of the books are edible but not nourishing.
Some of the books describe candy and other food.
The children think reading is "sweeter" than candy.
The children think they are getting candy instead of books.
What does the word avid mean below? Jenna is an avid reader who loves the library.
to do something carefully
to do something unwillingly
to do something often and to enjoy doing it
to do something very slowly
What does the word isolated mean?The children in the isolated village rarely saw outsiders.
covered by trees
smaller than others
colder than average
far apart from others
What does the word access mean below?Most people in the United States have access to computers.
obtain, examine, or retrieve
deep understanding of
great skill in using
intense dislike of
What does the word impassable mean in the sentence below?The flooded road was impassable.
steep and rocky
narrow and rocky
difficult to pass on
impossible to travel on
What does the word obtain mean below?I was able to obtain the information I needed.
get
hide
pass on
understand
Which of the following would be an example of a VIRTUAL experience?
reading a book
walking to school
playing a tag with your friends
shopping at Target on your computer
