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WorksheetsHungry Right Here Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
The state of being poor is called _____
Funding
Poverty
Budget
Community
Which of the following is an opinion?
Community gardens help feed hungry families
In the United States, many children go hungry
Everyone needs to be doing more to fight hunger
The government offers a safety net to many hungry Americans
What does the author want the reader to know about hunger in America?
The answer to ending the hunger problem in the United States is to create more community gardens.
The federal food programs can be difficult for people to access, and they must be changed in order to feed the hungry.
Hunger in America is becoming less of a problem, and we do not need to worry
about it or take action.
There are people in our local communities who do not get enough food, and there are
ways people can help.
When government funding is not enough to meet the needs of hungry Americans, _______
money is given to schools and communities to start gardens
grocery stores must give away free food
local food banks and programs offer food to hungry people
money is taken from other government programs
to give to hungry people
How does the National School Lunch Program help children?
It provides kids with free or reduced-cost lunch.
It encourages kids to bring extra food in their lunch for other children.
It gives children and their parents money to buy food for lunches.
It gives families fresh fruits and vegetables to pack
in lunches.
Which of the following expresses the author’s desire to persuade and inspire people to help fight hunger?
We have what it takes to make sure children like Aaron never go hungry again. We just need the will to make it happen.
Most people don’t know about hunger in their own communities.
Millions of American children live in “food-insecure” homes and go hungry every day.
When families don’t have enough money, they often have to make tough choices.
Why do food banks often provide only canned or boxed foods?
Those are the only kinds of food people like to eat.
Those are the only kinds of food the government gives them.
They don’t have enough room for other foods.
Fresh foods are difficult to store.
When did federal food assistance programs begin?
1933
2013
2008
1964
What is the effect on children when they do not get enough food?
They get in trouble at school.
They have a harder time learning.
They must raise money for their meals.
They have to apply for help without their parents.
When foods are nutritious, they are _____
bad for you
not very tasty
healthy
expensive
Why is there an epidemic of hunger in the United States, and how can kids help to fight it?
