WorksheetsRead 180 Semester Test-Workshop 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What does the prefix re- mean?
To do before
To do again
To do after
To do later
What does the prefix pre- mean?
To do again
To do after
To do before
To do later
Which detail belongs with the central idea from Changes for Girls and Women in India that education is important for everyone?
“Although Nirma married at 17 and soon had a son, her husband and
parents wanted her to have a career.”
“Parents want their daughters to learn to cook and keep house, not to
read and write.”
“But in many small villages, parents have a different idea.”
“In India’s cities, schools are a lot like American schools.”
Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
"In this way, the lives of many Indian girls are predetermined."
What is the meaning of predetermined?
decided again
decided in advance
decided carefully
decided after discussion
Based on information in the passage, which statement best summarizes a
key difference between India’s cities and its small villages?
Education is less expensive in India’s cities than it is in the country’s
small villages.
Schools in India’s small villages are more traditional than schools in the
country’s cities.
Jobs in India’s small villages pay more than jobs in the country’s cities.
Students in India’s cities receive less job training than students in the
country’s small villages.
Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
"They have tried to get parents to reconsider their plans for their daughters."
What does reconsider mean as it is used in the sentence?
to think about again
to think about once
to think about ahead of time
to think about quickly
The passage discusses the lives of two Indian girls, Khushboo and
Nirma. Which statement best summarizes a key difference between
these two girls?
Khushboo faced academic challenges at school, but Nirma did well
in school.
Khushboo’s family provided money for her education, but Nirma had to
pay for her own schooling.
Nirma’s family supported her desire for an education, but Khushboo’s
family was not supportive.
Nirma attended school in a city, but Khushboo went to school in a
local village.
What is the meaning of inappropriate as it is used in paragraph 7?
unkind
dishonest
illegal
improper
Which of the following statements is a personal opinion that should not be
included in a summary of the text?
Most of India’s population lives in rural villages.
Indian girls in certain areas receive help from education leaders.
Many Indian parents arrange their children’s marriages.
Indian girls in many villages are treated foolishly.
A central idea of the passage, "Work No child Should Do", is that children in some countries must workto support their families. Which statement from the passage best supports this idea?
“But the wages they earn help their families get by.”
“Although its people are poor, Burkina Faso has rich deposits of gold.”
“Many children work in the mines, alongside their parents.”
“Schools are distributing food to children and their families.”
Which two sentences belong in a summary of paragraphs 1 and 2?
Children in certain areas of the world prefer to work than get an
education.
Children can work if they can keep up their grades in school.
Children working in some countries need protection from unsafe
conditions.
Children learn valuable skills when they begin working at a young age.
Children in certain areas miss out on an education because they spend
their time working.
Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
"But the wages they earn help their families get by."
In this sentence, what is the meaning of the phrase get by?
to move
to change
to survive
to accept
Which sentence best summarizes the work children do in the Burkina
Faso mines?
Children use tools to gather and transport gold.
Children climb walls at the bottom of the mines.
Children work in groups to help build and repair gold mines.
Children earn a couple of dollars to fill buckets with gold.
