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WorksheetsLiving on one dollar
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About how many people in the world live on less than a dollar a day?
a)
1.1 Million
b)
1.1 Billion
c)
10 thousand
d)
2 million
2.
Where was this documentary filmed?
a)
Honduras
b)
México
c)
Guatemala
d)
Cuba
3.
What is the name of the village where the students decided to live?
a)
Peña Blanca
b)
Guatemala City
c)
Tijuana
d)
Barcelona
4.
About how many people live in the village of Peña Blanca?
a)
1,000,000
b)
500,000
c)
250,000
d)
300
5.
How many students went on the trip
a)
4
b)
8
c)
12
d)
16
6.
What language is NOT in the film?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Mayan dialects
d)
German
7.
What was the most expensive thing the students were buying in their budget?
a)
firewood
b)
beans
c)
toilet paper
d)
online dating service
8.
The beans and rice provided the boys with 3,600 total calories for ALL FOUR of them. How many daily calories is that per person?
a)
800
b)
900
c)
700
d)
850
9.
What helped them feel more full and consume more calories?
a)
eggs
b)
soup
c)
lard
d)
radishes
10.
Why does Chino want to learn Spanish?
a)
To go to school
b)
To get a good job
c)
to get a girlfriend
d)
To learn english
11.
What percentage of the total population in Guatemala lives on $1.25 per day or less?
a)
70%
b)
50%
c)
15%
d)
5%
12.
"_________" for everyone!
a)
Lard
b)
Bananas
c)
Rice
d)
fire wood
13.
What happens to the kids that can't go to the school?
a)
They help their parents work.
b)
They eat candies all day.
c)
They are virtual learners.
d)
They play all day.
14.
What is Extreme poverty?
a)
Living on less than $10 per day
b)
Living on less than $5 per day
c)
Living on less than $2.5 per day
d)
Living on less than $1.9 per day
15.
What is poverty?
a)
When you don't have money
b)
When your basic needs aren't met
c)
When have no education
d)
When you don't have a job
16.
Which of these problems can start a cycle of poverty?
a)
Illiteracy
b)
Hunger
c)
Poor employment
d)
Lack of shelter
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