KIDS IN CRISIS

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Read the story “Kids in Crisis,” and then answer the following questions.

1. Which statement best sums up the main idea?
A. Poverty is the biggest problem facing children.
B. Millions of children are orphaned by AIDS.
C. Children around the world face problems stemming from poverty, illness, and conflict, which the United Nations is trying to address.

2. About how many people survive on less than $1 a day?
A. 1 billion
B. 2 billion
C. 3 billion

3. True or false? An estimated 246 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 have to work.
A. true
B. false

4. In many conflict zones, one in five children dies before reaching which age?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5

5. Which of the following is not one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals?
A. to find a cure for AIDS
B. to cut extreme poverty by half
C. to make sure every child receives a primary education

6. Ousman Jarju says, "There's a need to encourage more young people to help in making decisions." Is he stating a fact or expressing his opinion?
A. fact
B. opinion

Write On:

Divide a page into three columns. In the first column, list three hardships faced by children around the world; in the second, list one underlying cause for each problem; in the third, suggest a solution to each problem.

Answer Key: 1. C, 2. A, 3. A, 4. C, 5. A, 6. B