WorksheetsTOPIC 9 : Volunteer Work
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
They were so excited about joining the local _______ group that they couldn't sleep last night.
volunteer
voluntary
voluntarily
volunteerism
English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns _______ a career.
off
up
on
into
A/an _______ is a person who needs others to take care of him/her, because of illness that he/she had for a long time.
patient
martyr
invalid
addict
Mr. Chen is more _______ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas volunteer organization in Africa.
single-minded
narrow-minded
absent-minded
open-minded
A lot of generous businessmen have _______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
done
taken
made
given
Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to _______ lots of volunteers for a huge event.
employ
recruit
research
catch
You'd better _______ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
promise
do
make
pull
They visit a retirement home and _______ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family.
spend
lose
waste
consume
Both community _______ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.
life
language
performance
service
When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to _______ your knowledge into practice.
take
put
bring
push
These children _______ encounter many problems and really need our help.
disadvantaged
advantaged
disadvantage
advantage
Volunteers can work with many _______ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in childcare centres.
parentless
disabled
poor
homeless
Many international volunteer organizations are trying to find a _______ to the problem of world hunger.
way
method
suggestion
solution
Contact is _______ connecting students with volunteer organizations abroad.
in place of
in charge of
in case of
in danger of
Football superstar David Beckham has a huge _______ for kids in need.
head
strength
memory
heart
Everyone can help the needy by making a _______ to a charity organization.
donate
donation
donor
donating
_______ believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
Voluntary
Voluntarily
Volunteer
Volunteers
During summer holidays, university students are willing to take part in providing education for children in remote and _______ areas.
mountain
mountainous
mountaineer
mountaineering
The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to _______ charity to help those in need.
give away
give in
give back
give up
The volunteer team _______ students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments every two months to give them both financial and spiritual support.
call back
call off
call on
call out
If one wants to take part in volunteer organizations such as Green Summer Camp, Green Saturday Movement, Blood Donor..., he/she will have to _______ an application form.
fill in
find out
log on
send off
After the visit to that special school, we _______ friends with some students with reading disabilities.
acquainted
had
made
realized
Elderly housebound patients are often those most in _______ of pharmacy services.
case
need
time
trouble
The Youth Union in our school has decided to launch a/an _______ to raise funds for local charities.
activity
announcement
campaign
decision
ASL (American Sign Language), a language that is expressed through the hands and face and is perceived through the eyes, is every useful for the _______
blind
mentally disabled
dumb
mentally retarded
_______ children get sick four times as often as children in permanent homes and also suffer from anxiety and depression at a higher rate than stably housed children.
Ill-educated
Homeless
Homely
Weak
Talented students with a disability should be helped to become independent, _______ in the society and achieve success at school.
contribute
integrate
involve
socialize
Many people who took part in the fight _______ illiteracy considered it an honorable job to help others.
against
back
for
with
Recently, a gang of enterprising New Zealanders has introduced an incredible scheme to raise awareness of _______ and mental health issues.
stagnation
depression
disappointment
irritation
Joining a hand in helping your community helps you gain experience _______ many fields such as education, social work and health care.
in
out
during
into
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Fund raising for charity is a meaningful thing for everyone to do to help the community.
meaningless
significant
important
considerate
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Their massive salaries let them afford to give away huge amounts to charities.
give something to someone without asking for payment
lend something to someone without asking for interests
invest something to someone without asking for profits
borrow something from someone without paying back
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Thanks to everyone's efforts, we can do a great deal to make school a meaningful place for students living in poverty.
many
an amount of
much
a large number of
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University students are willing to get involved in helping the old and childless people.
interfere with
intervene in
participate in
invest in
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1 got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.
accidentally
purposefully
easily
immediately
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Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.
empty
faraway
crowded
poor
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Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
spent
contributed
gave up
dedicated
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Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighborhood.
dominance
mission
preference
strength
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: An organization for Educational Development co-operated with our school to set up free English classes for the poor in the area.
launched
conducted
established
discovered
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Children with cognitive impairments may have difficulty in learning basic skills like reading, writing, or problem solving.
have trouble with
gain advantage over
make arrangement for
take advantage of
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Every year, the United Nations set up an activity to call for world-wide support for the rights and well-being of disabled people.
apply for
ask for
care for
persist in
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That homeless child would have died if we hadn't been able to find a suitable blood donor.
giver
maker
taker
sender
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The Real Life Super Hero Project is a gathering of men and women who have joined forces to better their community.
deter
improve
boost
enhance
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: It is surprising that all the students in class 10A choose to do a project on “Helping the needy”.
privileged
impoverished
disadvantaged
miserable
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: Befriending can offer volunteers the opportunity to provide support and friendship to a person who may be going through a difficult period.
Being hospitable
Being sincere
Being hostile
Being solitary
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Both CARE and Oxfam organizations have programmes to help people in underdeveloped countries improve their lives.
thriving
innovative
developing
uneconomic
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: For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should reduce the amount of trash and take care of our environment.
look after
take after
look out for
wipe out
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: Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.
worried
nervous
hopeless
ignored
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: Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.
lucky
blessed
unlucky
uncomfortable
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: Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.
Open
Private
Secret
Popular
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: Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low-paying job to earn money.
leave
attend
accept
reject
We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organize activities for young Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organize activities for young children.
active
dynamic
passive
reluctant
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Sadly, many non-disabled people have negative attitudes toward children with cognitive impairments in developing countries.
helpless
disappointing
pessimistic
positive
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: According to WHO, many disabled people still face challenges, discrimination, poverty, and limited access to education, employment, and healthcare.
controlled
inadequate
short
unrestricted
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The theme of the upcoming conference is to remove barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all.
abolish
stick to
get rid of
keep
Most of these children come from large and poor families, which prevent them from having proper schooling.Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
: Most of these children come from large and poor families, which prevent them from having proper schooling.
convenient
desired
inappropriate
useful
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: He continued to fight against the ruling government which was extremely cruel.
structure
struggle
support
discover
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After taking part in public activities in their community, they realized that they had been ignorant or narrow-minded before.
open-minded
like-minded
strong-minded
fair-minded
