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QUIZ: Literacy = Education = $ = Freedom

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of young children in the U.S. are read to daily?

a)

60%

b)

48%

c)

85%

d)

43%

2.

What percentage of America's prison inmates are illiterate?

a)

48%

b)

85%

c)

60%

d)

43%

3.

What percentage of juvenile offenders have reading problems?

a)

60%

b)

48%

c)

85%

d)

43%

4.

Among adults with the lowest level of literacy proficiency, what percentage live in poverty?

a)

4%

b)

43%

c)

60%

d)

85%

5.

Among those with strong literacy skills, what percentage live in poverty?

a)

4%

b)

43%

c)

60%

d)

85%

6.

How many minutes per day does Student A read?

a)

5 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

1 minute

7.

What is the total number of words Student B reads per year?

a)

1,800,000 words

b)

282,000 words

c)

8,000 words

d)

500,000 words

8.

Which student scores in the top 10% (90th percentile) on standardized tests?

a)

20 min Day

b)

5 min Day

c)

1 min Day

d)

None of them

9.

How many minutes per day does Student A read according to the chart?

a)

5 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

1 minute

10.

What percentile does Student C (1 min reading a day) score in on standardized tests?

a)

Top 10%

b)

Middle 50th percentile

c)

Bottom 10%

11.

What is the suggested daily reading time challenge mentioned in the document?

a)

10 minutes of fiction

b)

20 minutes of non-fiction

c)

30 minutes of poetry

d)

15 minutes of news articles

12.

Which of the following is a reason to study literature?

a)

Developing verbal sophistication

b)

Learning advanced mathematics

c)

Understanding scientific theories

d)

Mastering computer programming

13.

Who is the speaker of "The Danger of a Single Story"?

a)

Jamila Lyiscott

b)

Mac Barnett

c)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

d)

Andrew Stanton

14.

What is one of the benefits of studying literature according to the document?

a)

Experiencing beauty and pleasure

b)

Learning to code

c)

Understanding economic models

d)

Mastering historical dates

15.

Which video is associated with the topic "3 ways to speak"?

a)

Stephen Burt

b)

Jamila Lyiscott

c)

Mac Barnett

d)

Andrew Stanton