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LITERACY QUIZ

LITERACY QUIZ. “About 20% of America’s workers have low basic skills and _____ % of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties.” (National Institute for Literacy) a. 25 b. 50 c. 60 d. 75. 75%.

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LITERACY QUIZ

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  1. LITERACY QUIZ

  2. “About 20% of America’s workers have low basic skills and _____ % of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties.” (National Institute for Literacy) a. 25 b. 50 c. 60 d. 75

  3. 75%

  4. ___ % of adult prisoners are functionally illiterate (National Adult Literacy Survey 2002 ) a. 30 b. 50 c.65 d. 95

  5. 65%

  6. “According to the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy, approximately 30 million Americans (14% of the adult population) are at a bare minimum of literacy. An additional 63 million adults read just at the next level.” (ProLiteracy) a. True b. False

  7. TRUE

  8. Each year the federal government provided nearly $ _____ for adult education and family literacy programs in 1997. (National Institute for Literacy) a. 250 million b. 500 million c. 3 billion

  9. $ 500 Million

  10. Half of all non-literates worldwide reside in _______ and _________. (Summer Institute of Linguistics) a. India / China b. Indonesia / Brazil c. US / UK

  11. India & China

  12. According to the estimates of the US Department of Labor, literacy problems cost businesses about $______ a year in lost productivity. (Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island) a. 45 billion b. 225 billion c. 455 billion

  13. $ 225 billion

  14. The estimated cost of low literacy skills, resulting in longer hospital stays, more emergency room visits, increased doctor visits and incorrect medications, is $______. (National Academy on an Aging Society) a. 25 million b. 56 billion c. 73 billion

  15. $ 73 billion

  16. _____ % of America adults cannot understand labels on their prescription medicine. (American Medical Association) a. 46 b. 57 c. 63

  17. 46%

  18. The National Center for Learning Disabilities states that _____% of adults in the US lack basic skills for a typical job. (Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island) a. 15 b. 25 c. 33 d. 48

  19. 25%

  20. What % of America 4th graders read below grade level? (Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy) a. 5 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

  21. 40%

  22. According to the 2000 Census _____ million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English in the home. (National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials Educational Fund) a. 26 b. 39 c. 47

  23. 47%

  24. Approximately _____ million people in the U.S. have limited English proficiency and _____ million are linguistically isolated from the rest of the population. (National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials Educational Fund) a. 21/12 b. 36/15 c. 11/6

  25. 21/12

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