WorksheetsClass #15 - Basic income for poor could slow COVID-19 spread
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The UN said giving money to the poor would slow down COVID-19.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
The UN said the basic income should be a temporary measure.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
A basic income would let over 2.5bn people stay at home.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
A basic income would cost $199bn a year.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
The UN said it is more important to give money to businesses.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
The UN said the basic income would inject money into local economies.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
The article says there are very few people without social insurance.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
The article said migrants and refugees did not need the basic income.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
What part of the UN has come up with a plan?
a)
the UNPD
b)
the UNDP
c)
the UPND
d)
the UPDN
10.
How many people could stay at home if they got a basic income?
a)
exactly 2.7 billion
b)
just over 2.7 billion
c)
around 2.7 billion
d)
just less than 2.7 billion
11.
How many countries would the basic income help?
a)
138
b)
136
c)
136
d)
134
12.
How much would the basic income cost each month?
a)
around $599 billion
b)
around $399 billion
c)
around $199 billion
d)
around $599 billion
13.
What kind of times did the UN say we are living in?
a)
unprecedented times
b)
difficult times
c)
troubling times
d)
Who would get the money instead of economies?
14.
Who would get the money instead of economies?
a)
people
b)
politicians
c)
banks
d)
nurses
15.
How long would the basic income be for?
a)
a week or two
b)
a few years
c)
until the end of the pandemic
d)
it will be temporary
16.
Who did the article say were hardest hit by the pandemic?
a)
heavier people
b)
the aged
c)
the poor
d)
children
17.
What kind of insurance do many people not have?
a)
home insurance
b)
car insurance
c)
health insurance
d)
social insurance
18.
What kind of help did the UN say people needed?
a)
urgent help
b)
financial help
c)
help finding masks
d)
urgent help
19.
What do you think of the United Nations?
4 lines
20.
How would you slow the spread of COVID-19?
4 lines
21.
What do you think of giving poor people a basic income?
4 lines
22.
Why might a basic income slow the spread of COVID-19?
4 lines
23.
What do you do to reduce the spread of COVID-19?
4 lines
24.
What do you think the pandemic will be like at the end of this year?
4 lines
25.
In what other ways could the UN help developing countries?
4 lines
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