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National Youth Day Celebration Focusing on SDG 4 & 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many school-age children and young people in the world do not go to school?

a)

5 percent

b)

20 percent

c)

60 percent

2.

What does Article 26 of the Universal Human Rights NOT guarantee to every child?

a)

Free primary school attendance

b)

Training for tolerance and understanding

c)

Participation at school

3.

From whom do young people learn best?

a)

from peers, so-called peer groups

b)

from teachers

c)

from Youtube Videos

4.

People who live in harmony with nature know a lot about sustainability. What do you call this wealth of experience?

a)

indigenous knowledge

b)

survival knowhow

c)

rescue programs

5.

What is the aim of Education for Sustainable Development?

a)

Responsible thinking and acting

b)

International Understanding

c)

Saving the Earth

6.

Enabling people to reflect on themselves, their environment, art and the diversity of ways of life and expression is the aim of

a)

Cultural education

b)

Political education

c)

Out-of-school education

7.

Which of these methods increases equal opportunities in education?

a)

common schooling of children from different social backgrounds

b)

Increasing the economic power of a country

c)

late school enrolment

8.

What is the difference between education and knowledge?

a)

Knowledge and education are the same

b)

Knowledge is facts, education is opinions

c)

education is applied knowledge in order to understand contexts and gain insights.

9.

Around ___% of young people worldwide lack basic math and literacy skills.

a)

40

b)

60

c)

80

10.

Which of the following is the first legally binding international instrument on the right to education?

a)

UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education

b)

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

c)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

11.

In more and more areas, machines and robots are taking over the work. Which measure would be the least suitable to cushion this transformation process fuelled by digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI)?

a)

an unconditional basic income

b)

a significant increase in weekly working hours

c)

School education tailored to creativity and social skills

12.

What is a supply chain law supposed to do? It should oblige companies to

a)

respect human rights and environmental standards at all stages of production worldwide

b)

align their entire supply chain with ecological criteria

c)

pay millions in compensation in the event of industrial accidents.

13.

In what type of company are decisions made democratically?

a)

Limited liability company

b)

Cooperative society

c)

Public limited company

14.

What demand of the organisation 'Terre des Hommes' is hidden behind the catchword 'straight 18'?

a)

Under-18s should also be allowed to set up a company in the EU.

b)

Minors must not be recruited or used as soldiers, either voluntarily or forcibly.

c)

Minors should not be allowed to work after 6 p.m.

15.

Who does the term 'working poor' describe?

a)

People who are unemployed

b)

People who are forced to go abroad because there are jobs there

c)

People who live in poverty even though they are working.

16.

Free trade agreements often provoke fierce protests. What is one of the main points of criticism?

a)

The negotiations often last for decades

b)

The negotiations are secret

c)

The respective country parliaments do not have to ratify the agreements

17.

'Too big to fail' - who was this slogan aimed at?

a)

To the top 10 international corporations

b)

to the 100 richest people on earth

c)

to big banks and the financial system

18.

What was the global unemployment rate in the year 2020?

a)

4 %

b)

6.5%

c)

9 %

19.

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), how many new jobs need to be created by 2030 to keep pace with the growth of the working age population.

a)

300 Million

b)

500 Million

c)

600 Million

20.

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for campaigning against child labour and advocating for the universal right to education?

a)

Denis Mukwege

b)

Abiy Ahmed Ali

c)

Kailash Satyarthi