Unit 7: Reading Comprehension Exercise
True or False exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question. If you make a mistake, you will see a quote from the reading, which indicates the correct answer.
Only a few parts of the world have been affected by the AIDS crisis.
- True
- False
At this writing, over 40 million people in the world are affected with HIV-AIDS.
- True
- False
The Security Council had often dealt with medical issues.
- True
- False
The Secretary-General said the the AIDS crisis could not compare with the devastating effects of war.
- True
- False
There are a total of 13 million orphans in the world.
- True
- False
UN aid workers take jobs as hairdressers and farmers in local communities to help fight the spread of AIDS.
- True
- False
Orphans never live alone in any country.
- True
- False
Sometimes AIDS orphans have to work to support younger brothers and sisters.
- True
- False
UNICEF aid workers bring food, money, and advice to the orphans.
- True
- False
In Uganda (at this writing) 25 per cent of families take care of AIDS orphans.
- True
- False
Families who take care of orphans have enough resources to do so easily.
- True
- False
The United Nations has sponsored micro-credit cooperatives to help guardians support orphaned children.
- True
- False