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Reading and comprehension - Volunteering

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the presentation, volunteering is what?

a)

Paid work, and involves giving your time, energy, and skills to improve the community or make a difference in someone's life.

b)

Unpaid work, and involves giving your time, energy, and skills to improve the community or make a difference in someone’s life.

2.

How many volunteers contributed to the community in 2016?

a)

6,070

b)

6,071

c)

6,072

d)

6,073

3.

"Our volunteers collectively donated over _______ _____ of their time."

a)

200,000 seconds

b)

200,000 minutes

c)

200,000 hours

d)

200,000 days

4.

How much money was saved?

a)

3.7 million dollars

b)

37 million dollars

c)

.37 million dollars

5.

List the three main areas in which volunteers can participate through Neighbourhood Volunteers.

(a)  

6.

Which of the following personal benefits did Annie say volunteering helped to improve?

a)

Work salary, career progression and pride.

b)

Improved work skills, feeling valued and more pay.

c)

Increased confidence, self esteem and meeting new people.

d)

Making new friends, being offered new jobs and helping her career.

7.

What is the purpose of text two?

a)

Talk about volunteering

b)

Talk about tourism

c)

Talk about voluntourism

d)

Talk about basketball

8.

Is text two reliable (trustworthy) as a source?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Choose two reasons as to why text two is reliable.

a)

The speaker is a professor

b)

The speaker likes to go on vacation

c)

The speaker is a volunteer

d)

The speaker is an expert on tourism

10.

Which statement is true?

a)

Voluntourism provides short-term solutions to long-term problems

b)

Voluntourism provides long-term solutions to short-term problems