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Scavenger Hunt (Literacy & Numeracy)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of the world population older than 15 years in 2015, what is the percentage who are literate?

a)

89%

b)

95%

c)

30% or less

d)

86%

2.

Of the world population older than 15 years in 2015, what percent are illiterate?

a)

5%

b)

11%

c)

14%

d)

70% or less

3.

EXTENT OF ILLITERACY IN AMERICA: According to a study in April 2003 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, how many adults in the U.S. can't read?

a)

32 million

b)

30 million

c)

42 million

d)

50 million

4.

EXTENT OF ILLITERACY IN AMERICA: According to a study in April 2003 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, what three states have the lowest literacy rates?

a)

California, Florida, & New York

b)

Texas, Florida, & California

c)

Texas, Florida, & Arizona

d)

Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alabama

5.

National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL): The graph of Average prose, document and quantative literacy scores of adults: 1992 and 2003 shows that ______ literacy was significantly different.

a)

quantitative

b)

prose

c)

document

d)

none of the categories of

6.

EXTENT OF ILLITERACY IN AMERICA: According to a study in April 2003 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, what percent of high school graduates in the U.S. can't read?

a)

19%

b)

20%

c)

24%

d)

16%

7.

According to the Literacy Council of St. Mary's, what is the least literate city in the U.S.?

a)

Bakersfield, CA

b)

Stockton, CA

c)

Salinas, CA

d)

Ocala, FL

e)

Corpus Christi, TX

8.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER FEBRUARY 11, 2019

U.S. STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STILL LAGS THAT OF THEIR PEERS IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES: which countries are not significantly different from the U.S. in mathematics?

a)

Hungary

b)

Croatia

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

9.

According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy: in Contra Costa County, what is the percent of adults lacking basic prose literacy skills?

a)

12%

b)

23%

c)

10%

d)

30%

10.

According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy: which county in California has the highest rate of adults lacking basic prose literacy skills?

a)

Imperial

b)

Colusa

c)

Tulare

d)

Los Angeles