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TOPIC 9 : Volunteer Work

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They were so excited about joining the local _______ group that they couldn't sleep last night.

a)

volunteer

b)

voluntary

c)

voluntarily

d)

volunteerism

2.

English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns _______ a career.

a)

off

b)

up

c)

on

d)

into

3.

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.

a)

patient

b)

martyr

c)

invalid

d)

addict

4.

Mr. Chen is more _______ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas volunteer organization in Africa.

a)

single-minded

b)

narrow-minded

c)

absent-minded

d)

open-minded

5.

A lot of generous businessmen have _______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.

a)

done

b)

taken

c)

made

d)

given

6.

Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to _______ lots of volunteers for a huge event.

a)

employ

b)

recruit

c)

research

d)

catch

7.

You'd better _______ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.

a)

promise

b)

do

c)

make

d)

pull

8.

They visit a retirement home and _______ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family.

a)

spend

b)

lose

c)

waste

d)

consume

9.

Both community _______ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.

a)

life

b)

language

c)

performance

d)

service

10.

When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to _______ your knowledge into practice.

a)

take

b)

put

c)

bring

d)

push

11.

These children _______ encounter many problems and really need our help.

a)

disadvantaged

b)

advantaged

c)

disadvantage

d)

advantage

12.

Volunteers can work with many _______ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in childcare centres.

a)

parentless

b)

disabled

c)

poor

d)

homeless

13.

Many international volunteer organizations are trying to find a _______ to the problem of world hunger.

a)

way

b)

method

c)

suggestion

d)

solution

14.

Contact is _______ connecting students with volunteer organizations abroad.

a)

in place of

b)

in charge of

c)

in case of

d)

in danger of

15.

Football superstar David Beckham has a huge _______ for kids in need.

a)

head

b)

strength

c)

memory

d)

heart

16.

Everyone can help the needy by making a _______ to a charity organization.

a)

donate

b)

donation

c)

donor

d)

donating

17.

_______ believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Voluntarily

c)

Volunteer

d)

Volunteers

18.

During summer holidays, university students are willing to take part in providing education for children in remote and _______ areas.

a)

mountain

b)

mountainous

c)

mountaineer

d)

mountaineering

19.

The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to _______ charity to help those in need.

a)

give away

b)

give in

c)

give back

d)

give up

20.

The volunteer team _______ students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments every two months to give them both financial and spiritual support.

a)

call back

b)

call off

c)

call on

d)

call out

21.

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.

a)

fill in

b)

find out

c)

log on

d)

send off

22.

After the visit to that special school, we _______ friends with some students with reading disabilities.

a)

acquainted

b)

had

c)

made

d)

realized

23.

Elderly housebound patients are often those most in _______ of pharmacy services.

a)

case

b)

need

c)

time

d)

trouble

24.

The Youth Union in our school has decided to launch a/an _______ to raise funds for local charities.

a)

activity

b)

announcement

c)

campaign

d)

decision

25.

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 _______

a)

blind

b)

mentally disabled

c)

dumb

d)

mentally retarded

26.

_______ 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.

a)

Ill-educated

b)

Homeless

c)

Homely

d)

Weak

27.

Talented students with a disability should be helped to become independent, _______ in the society and achieve success at school.

a)

contribute

b)

integrate

c)

involve

d)

socialize

28.

Many people who took part in the fight _______ illiteracy considered it an honorable job to help others.

a)

against

b)

back

c)

for

d)

with

29.

Recently, a gang of enterprising New Zealanders has introduced an incredible scheme to raise awareness of _______ and mental health issues.

a)

stagnation

b)

depression

c)

disappointment

d)

irritation

30.

Joining a hand in helping your community helps you gain experience _______ many fields such as education, social work and health care.

a)

in

b)

out

c)

during

d)

into

31.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Fund raising for charity is a meaningful thing for everyone to do to help the community.

a)

meaningless

b)

significant

c)

important

d)

considerate

32.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Their massive salaries let them afford to give away huge amounts to charities.

a)

give something to someone without asking for payment

b)

lend something to someone without asking for interests

c)

invest something to someone without asking for profits

d)

borrow something from someone without paying back

33.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Thanks to everyone's efforts, we can do a great deal to make school a meaningful place for students living in poverty.

a)

many

b)

an amount of

c)

much

d)

a large number of

34.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

University students are willing to get involved in helping the old and childless people.

a)

interfere with

b)

intervene in

c)

participate in

d)

invest in

35.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1 got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.

a)

accidentally

b)

purposefully

c)

easily

d)

immediately

36.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.

a)

empty

b)

faraway

c)

crowded

d)

poor

37.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.

a)

spent

b)

contributed

c)

gave up

d)

dedicated

38.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighborhood.

a)

dominance

b)

mission

c)

preference

d)

strength

39.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

: An organization for Educational Development co-operated with our school to set up free English classes for the poor in the area.

a)

launched

b)

conducted

c)

established

d)

discovered

40.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Children with cognitive impairments may have difficulty in learning basic skills like reading, writing, or problem solving.

a)

have trouble with

b)

gain advantage over

c)

make arrangement for

d)

take advantage of

41.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Every year, the United Nations set up an activity to call for world-wide support for the rights and well-being of disabled people.

a)

apply for

b)

ask for

c)

care for

d)

persist in

42.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

That homeless child would have died if we hadn't been able to find a suitable blood donor.

a)

giver

b)

maker

c)

taker

d)

sender

43.

  Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The Real Life Super Hero Project is a gathering of men and women who have joined forces to better their community.

a)

deter

b)

improve

c)

boost

d)

enhance

44.

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.

: It is surprising that all the students in class 10A choose to do a project on “Helping the needy”.

a)

privileged

b)

impoverished

c)

disadvantaged

d)

miserable

45.

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.

: Befriending can offer volunteers the opportunity to provide support and friendship to a person who may be going through a difficult period.

a)

Being hospitable

b)

Being sincere

c)

Being hostile

d)

Being solitary

46.

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.

Both CARE and Oxfam organizations have programmes to help people in underdeveloped countries improve their lives.

a)

thriving

b)

innovative

c)

developing

d)

uneconomic

47.

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.

: For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should reduce the amount of trash and take care of our environment.

a)

look after

b)

take after

c)

look out for

d)

wipe out

48.

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.

: Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.

a)

worried

b)

nervous

c)

hopeless

d)

ignored

49.

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.

: Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.

a)

lucky

b)

blessed

c)

unlucky

d)

uncomfortable

50.

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.

: Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.

a)

Open

b)

Private

c)

Secret

d)

Popular

51.

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.

: Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low-paying job to earn money.

a)

leave

b)

attend

c)

accept

d)

reject

52.

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.

a)

active

b)

dynamic

c)

passive

d)

reluctant

53.

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.

Sadly, many non-disabled people have negative attitudes toward children with cognitive impairments in developing countries.

a)

helpless

b)

disappointing

c)

pessimistic

d)

positive

54.

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.

: According to WHO, many disabled people still face challenges, discrimination, poverty, and limited access to education, employment, and healthcare.

a)

controlled

b)

inadequate

c)

short

d)

unrestricted

55.

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.

The theme of the upcoming conference is to remove barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all.

a)

abolish

b)

stick to

c)

get rid of

d)

keep

56.

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.

a)

convenient

b)

desired

c)

inappropriate

d)

useful

57.

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.

: He continued to fight against the ruling government which was extremely cruel.

a)

structure

b)

struggle

c)

support

d)

discover

58.

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.

After taking part in public activities in their community, they realized that they had been ignorant or narrow-minded before.

a)

open-minded

b)

like-minded

c)

strong-minded

d)

fair-minded