Unit6: Reading &Vocabulary worksheet RW4: Fall 1- 214

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Part1: Vocabulary
%& 'o"(lete the )ollowing sentences with the correct *ocabulary )ro" the below bo+& ,ou do not
need to use all the words& -2&. (ts&/
admire passionate
donate devoted
determined inspired
1. 0any (eo(le (re)er to ############## blood out o) charity&
2. 0other 1eresa has ############ "any (eo(le around the world a)ter recei*ing !oble 2eace
2ri3e out o) recognition )or her (hilanthro(y work&
3. 0any (eo(le #############0other 1eresa )or working so hard to hel( thousands o) (eo(le
in 4ndia&
4. 5ill 6ates ################# his wealth )or creating a )oundation )ocusing on education
and healthcare&
5. 7ustin 8ebo was ################### to co"(lete his *olunteer (ro9ect&
B. Complete the following word forms chart -2&. (ts&/
Noun Verb Adective Adverb
challenge -1/ ######### challenging -2/ #########
resent"ent resent -:/ ######### -4/ #########
ridicule -./ ######### ridiculous ridiculously
Part!: "eading Comprehension
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#andatory Volunteering
Re: (ro(osals )or "andatory ser*ice hours in order to graduate )ro" high school
4 a" an acti*e (artici(ant in the high school ser*ice (rogra"; and chair(erson o) a tutoring
(rogra" run (ri"arily by high school students such as "ysel)& Volunteering is a (ersonal choice
and an e+tra-curricular acti*ity such as the debate tea" or school-s(onsored s(orts&
0andatory *olunteering is not a good idea& First; "any students do *olunteer; and "ost do it
with )ull )orce& 5y the ti"e a *olunteering student beco"es a senior; that student could earn as
"any as 1< ser*ice hours& 4) an entering )resh"an is told that he or she "ust *olunteer )or a
(re-set nu"ber o) hours; the student "ight beco"e resent)ul; co"(lete the re=uired hours; and
ne*er *olunteer again& 1he *olunteered hours would end u( being less than the hours being
*olunteered now&
0any students do not ha*e the ti"e to *olunteer& >chool goes )ro" a set starting ti"e to a set
ending ti"e& 4) the student?s busy a)ter-school schedule does not allow )or e+tracurricular
acti*ities; that is the student?s own business& With the e+ce(tion o) ho"ework; there is nothing
that a student is re=uired to do a)ter school hours&
Finally; "andatory *olunteering is an o+y"oron& 4) students are re=uired to *olunteer; it is no
longer *olunteering& 1he (er)or"ed ser*ice beco"es one "ore thing to do in order to graduate
)ro" high school& 1he =uality o) work can su))er greatly& 4) a student en9oys *olunteering; he or
she will *olunteer without ha*ing to be told&
4n the tutoring (rogra" 4 run; all (artici(ants attend by their own accord& !o one was )orced to
9oin; and no one is (ressured to re"ain& %lthough it is early in the school year; no one has shown
any discontent with the (rogra"; and no one see"s to begrudge gi*ing u( two a)ternoons each
week& 4n the (ast three years that the (rogra" has been in e+istence; there has been no "a9or
discords&
%lthough it is i"(ossible to be certain; 4 )eel strongly that the (rogra" would not ha*e run as
s"oothly; and will not )unction as well in the )uture; i) the only choice the *olunteers ha*e is
(artici(ate in the (rogra"; or not graduate&
Circle the best answer in the following $uestions: -.(ts&/
1& 1he selection is "ostly about
a. the ad*antages o) "andatory *olunteering
b. "andatory *olunteer (rogra"s are usually success)ul
c. the disad*antages o) "andatory *olunteering outweighs its ad*antages
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2& 1he writer suggest that "andatory *olunteering
a. is a (ersonal choice
b. is an e+tracurricular acti*ity
c. all o) the abo*e
:& 1he writer suggests that "andatory *olunteering is not a good idea because
a& students do not ha*e ti"e
b& the =uality o) work could be at risk
c& all o) the abo*e
4& 1he te+t suggests that as a result o) "andatory *olunteering:
a& students beco"e resent)ul; and "ay ne*er *olunteer again
b& students en9oy *olunteering
c& none o) the abo*e
.& 0andatory *olunteering is an @o+y"oron@
a& a contradiction o) two ter"s -i&e& *olunteering "andatory/
b& so"ething you do on your own )ree will
c& so"ething that is )orced on you
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