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Sailing to New Horizons

Quiz by Megan Campbell

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  • Q1
    Which statement about education does this article best support?
    Students prefer attending classes with friends.
    Smaller class sizes are better for instruction.
    Schools should give students time off.
    Schools should adapt to local conditions.
    300s
  • Q2
    The organization of paragraphs 2 through 4 contributes to the author’s main idea by —
    describing school boats from their flat bottoms to their waterproof roofs
    comparing school boats with other types of boats
    highlighting the effects school boats have had on people
    explaining how school boats came to be
    300s
  • Q3
    As used in paragraph 2, what does the word periodic mean?
    Seldom repeated
    Regularly occurring
    Previous
    Unexpected
    300s
  • Q4
    Which sentence from the article best supports the claim that Rezwan’s boats have successfully addressed a problem in Bangladesh? A
    In all, these boats help educate close to 90,000 families in Bangladesh.
    Each boat was built to accommodate between 30 and 35 students.
    Students study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the river.
    The purpose of the organization is to help the people of Bangladesh receive an education and also to bring technology and an improved quality of life to poor people in remote areas of the country.
    300s
  • Q5
    The reader can conclude that Rezwan believes that —
    educating children is easier than educating adults
    floating schools cannot compete with traditional schools
    choosing a career is a difficult decision
    developing technology skills is a necessity in today’s world
    300s
  • Q6
    The message conveyed by the photographs is that —
    the school boats float down the river to pick up students
    students are engaged in learning on school boats
    the school boats can be used in both sunny and rainy weather
    each school boat needs many workers to manage it
    300s

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