Unit6: Reading & Vocabulary Quiz RW4: Fall 1- 2014

Name: _______________ Date:___________

Part1: Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with correct vocabulary from the below word bank. You do not need
to use all the words. (2.5pts.)
satisfaction donated inspire
proposal fulfill devoted

1. Mother Teresa _______________ her life to her religion and to the poor of Calcutta.
2. The high school students didn't have money to give to the children's home. Instead they
_______________ books, toys, and school supplies.
3. One good volunteer can ______________ many other people to give their time and money
to community projects.
4. The Church committee presented a ____________ for a new childrens program, but
church members didn't like the idea and said no.
5. Many volunteers get great _______________ from helping others. It makes them feel good
about themselves and their communities.
B. Complete the following word forms chart. (2.5 pts.)
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

Donation

(1) _________

(2)___________

X

Passion

X

(3) _________

(4) _________

Inspiration

(5) _________
Inspired
Inspirational


Inspiringly


Part2: Reading comprehension
Mandatory Volunteering
Re: proposals for mandatory service hours in order to graduate from high school
I am an active participant in the high school service program, and chairperson of a
tutoring program run primarily by high school students such as myself. Volunteering
is a personal choice and an extra-curricular activity such as the debate team or school-
sponsored sports.
Mandatory volunteering is not a good idea. First, many students do volunteer, and
most do it with full force. By the time a volunteering student becomes a senior, that
student could earn as many as 1000+ service hours. If an entering freshman is told
that he or she must volunteer for a pre-set number of hours, the student might become
resentful, complete the required hours, and never volunteer again. The volunteered
hours would end up being less than the hours being volunteered now.
Many students do not have the time to volunteer. School goes from a set starting time
to a set ending time. If the student's busy after-school schedule does not allow for
extracurricular activities, that is the student's own business. With the exception of
homework, there is nothing that a student is required to do after school hours.
Finally, mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron. If students are required to volunteer,
it is no longer volunteering. The performed service becomes one more thing to do in
order to graduate from high school. The quality of work can suffer greatly. If a
student enjoys volunteering, he or she will volunteer without having to be told.
In the tutoring program I run, all participants attend by their own accord. No one was
forced to join, and no one is pressured to remain. Although it is early in the school
year, no one has shown any discontent with the program, and no one seems to
begrudge giving up two afternoons each week. In the past three years that the program
has been in existence, there have been no major discords.
Although it is impossible to be certain, I strongly feel that the program would not
have run as smoothly, and will not function as well in the future, if the only choice the
volunteers have is participate in the program, or not graduate.


Circle the best answer in the following questions: (5pts.)
The selection is mostly about
a. the advantages of mandatory volunteering
b. mandatory volunteer programs are usually successful
c. the disadvantages of mandatory volunteering outweighs its advantages

The writer suggests that mandatory volunteering
a. is a personal choice
b. is an extracurricular activity
c. all of the above

The writer suggests that mandatory volunteering is not a good idea because

a. students do not have time
b. the quality of work could be at risk
c. all of the above

The text suggests that as a result of mandatory volunteering

a. students become resentful, and may never volunteer again
b. students enjoy volunteering
c. none of the above

Mandatory volunteering is an "oxymoron"

a. a contradiction of two terms (i.e. volunteering and mandatory)
b. something you do on your own free will
c. something that is forced on you