Ideas and issues 13. Poverty

1. Nearly ________________ babies die annually after one week of birth in the developing world.

2. A.     40,0003. B.     400,0004. C.     4,000,000 5. D.     40,000,000

2. ____________________ children under five die every year due to hunger.

A.     6000 B.     60,000 C.     600,000 D.     6,000,000

3. HIV/ Aids has created more than ___________ orphans.

A.     14,000B.     140,000C.     1,400,000D.     14,000,000

4. In the Middle East and North Africa, it is ______ times as likely for girls to be denied education than boys.

A.     TwoB.     Three C.     FourD.     Five

5. About _________________ children work.

A.     250,000B.     2,500,000C.     25,000,000D.     250,000,000

6. There are more than ___________ child soldiers around the world.

A.     30,000B.     300,000 C.     3,000,000D.     30,000,000

7. ____________ children are underweight.

A. One out of fourB. One out of fiveC. Two out of fiveD. Three out of eight

8. The poorest region in the world is:A. Sub-Saharan AfricaB. Southeast AsiaC. South AmericaD. The Pacific islands

9. Children under 5 usually die due to:A. WarB. AidsC. UndernourishmentD. Malaria

10. About ________ people are undernourished.

A. 800,000B. 8,000,000C. 80,000,000D. 800,000,000

1. C2. D3. D4. B5. D6. B7. A8. A9. C10. D

‘Let’s Talk’ answers One reason is, Orwell is trying to describe the

nature of poverty in general, rather than simply talking about his own situation. The result is very effective. We see ourselves in his position.

McCourt is writing a stream of consciousness novel - writing which expresses thoughts and feelings exactly as they pass through the mind.

The present tense is the tense of oral story-telling.

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D. The use of the pronoun you draws the reader into his circumstances, making the reader feel the poverty very acutely.