S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

A
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the 
reading.
 1.
____ The US has the highest dropout rate of all industrialized countries.
 2.
____ The new national campaign is funded by the government.
 3.
____ The majority of prisoners in the US did not finish high school.
 4.
____ High school dropouts cost the US economy billions of dollars a year.
B
 
Choose the best answer.
 1.
The mayor of which city visits homes of dropouts to persuade them to go back 
to school?
a. 
Washington, 
D.C.
b. 
New 
York
c. 
Houston
d. 
Los 
Angeles
 2.
Which of the following was NOT a statistic in the reading passage 
for the number of high school dropouts recorded in the United States?
a. 
52 
percent
b. 
75 
percent
c. 
80 
percent
d. 
85 
percent
 3.
Which of the following groups was NOT mentioned in the new campaign of 
working together?
a. 
educators
b. 
business 
leaders
c. 
parents
d. 
economists
C
For the next two questions, look for the answers in the passage and 
write them on the lines provided.
 1.
Why is getting an education important?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
 2.
Why is the rising high school dropout rate bad for the economy?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

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