Study Guide & Preview Questions:
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People in the USA donate more than $258 ____ to charities every year.
Options: million, thousand, billion
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The average amount donated by people is $20.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Over ten percent of people donate ____.
Options: online, in cash, by check, via phone
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The Boston Marathon has 36,000 participants.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Funds from the Boston Marathon are raised for more than ____ charities.
Options: twenty, thirty, fifty, ten
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Bike to the Beach is a 100-mile ride from Boston to ____.
Options: New York, Newport, New Jersey, New Hampshire
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Bike to the Beach raises funding for research and awareness of ____.
Options: cancer, diabetes, autism, heart disease
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Red Nose Day is a TV 'telethon' organized by American ____.
Options: politicians, doctors, celebrities, students
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Red Nose Day funds are distributed only in the USA.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Rob is taking ____ in a bike ride.
Options: place, part, time, action
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Rob asks his friends to ____ him for the charity event.
Options: pay, sponsor, buy, borrow
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He sets ____ a webpage to collect donations.
Options: up, on, in, out
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Rob's uncle is autistic.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Have you ever ____ part in a fundraising event?
Options: took, taken, take, taking
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We need to ____ money for our school.
Options: rise, raise, rose, rising
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She donated money ____ a local charity.
Options: for, at, to, with
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Have you trained ____ an important sporting event?
Options: for, to, by, on
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The word 'heart' has the same vowel sound as 'cheek'.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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In the group 'waist, hay, calf, sprain', the word with the different sound is ____.
Options: waist, hay, calf, sprain
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The word 'thumb' has a different vowel sound than 'burn' and 'work'.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Over half the adult population donates money.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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The Bike to the Beach ride ends in Rhode Island.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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The Boston Marathon raises money for exactly one charity.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Red Nose Day funds help people in Africa, Asia, and ____.
Options: Europe, Australia, Latin America, Canada
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To prepare for a marathon, you must ____ for months.
Options: train, try, test, trip
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If you ____ a friend, you promise to give money for their charity activity.
Options: sponsor, save, sell, spend
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The average donation amount is $50.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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In the group 'view, blood, bruise, flu', the odd one out is ____.
Options: view, blood, bruise, flu
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You can ____ money online for a cause.
Options: donate, do, make, play
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Rob explains that he is doing the ride in support of his ____.
Options: brother, father, uncle, friend