WorksheetsLiteracy Rates in Latin America
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to the video, why do many students have to drop out of school in rural areas of Colombia and other parts of the world?
Because they are in poverty, they drop out of school in order to work
Because they are in poverty, they stop working in order to go to school
Because they are in poverty, they drop out of school in order to take care of their family members
Because they are in poverty, they stop working in order to move away from home into a big city
According to the video, what type of work did children typically help their families with in Colombia?
Farming, like coffee production
Factory work, like making textiles
Farming, like buffalo herding
Factory work, like sugar refining
According to the video, what type of schools are most schools in rural Colombia?
multi-grade schools, one teacher teachers multiple grades because they don't have enough teachers for each grade level
multi-grade schools, students are in more than one grade at once because they are all in accelerated classes
single grade schools, one teacher teachers one grade level at a time because they have an abundance of teachers
single grade schools, students are in only one subject at a time in order to master the content in each class
According to the video, how have schools in Colombia increased literacy rates in rural areas?
Students taking responsibility for their education, parents working with the school
Teachers taking responsibility for the education, parents working with the school
Students taking responsibility for their education, parents working against the school
Teachers taking responsibility for the education, parents working against the school
Which country has the highest literacy rate, according to the map?
Colombia
Brazil
Chile
Panama
The literacy rate of Colombia is ____.
94.7% and lower than that of Chile
94.7% and lower than that of Brazil
95.4% and lower than that of Chile
95.4% and lower than that of Brazil
Based on the map of Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, which country would likely have the highest literacy rates?
Chile, because it has a low percentage of people in poverty
Chile, because it has a high percentage of people in poverty
Mexico, because it has a low percentage of people in poverty
Mexico, because it has a high percentage of people in poverty
Which of the following best explains Cuba's literacy rate?
Fidel Castro promoted education during his dictatorship
Students moved from other Caribbean countries to Cuba, decreasing other country's literacy rates and increasing Cuba's literacy rate
Cuban students attended American schools located in Cuba
Students attended school in secret while Fidel Castro was dictator because he did not allow public education
Which statement is true, based on the graph?
The higher the grade students complete, the higher the literacy percentage is
The higher the grade students complete, the lower the literacy percentage is
The lower the grade students complete, the higher the literacy percentage is
The lower the grade students complete, the literacy percentage remains unchanged
An increase in literacy rates are most closely tied to which factor of production?
Human Capital
Entrepreneurship
Capital Goods
Natural Resources
