Declaration of the Rights of the Child Assessment

Answer the following questions about Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

Who should be MAINLY responsible for the welfare of children, according to the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

According to the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which of these benefits are the right of every child?

Which of these rights does the Declaration of the Rights of the Child guarantee to every child?

Why did the United Nations decide that children deserved the special protections listed in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

According to the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which of these activities is the right of children?

What is the most likely meaning of entitled in the above sentences?

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of enactment? Base your answer of the meaning of the word enactment.

If a teacher says that a test is compulsory, what kind of test is it?

Which statement from the Declaration of the Rights of the Child best summarizes what the document is mainly about?

Which of the following is most likely the goal of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

Which statement from the Declaration best supports the answer to Question 10?

Read this quotation from Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable him to develop... in conditions of freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.

Which of the following is the best paraphrase, or restatement, of this quotation?

Which children are covered by the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

Which statement from the Declaration best supports the answer to Question 13?

What is the purpose of the paragraph that begins the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

Which of the following best explains why the Declaration of the Rights of the Child is written as a list of principles?

Which of the following best describes the content of most of the paragraphs in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

What is the meaning of the Latin root -puls-?

The word impulse is made up of the root -puls- plus the prefix im- which often means "into" or "in". Given this information, choose the correct meaning of the word impulse.

What is a pronoun in the nominative case?

Which word written in CAPS in the sentences illustrates the answer to Question 20?

Read this sentence. What is the case of the pronoun written in CAPS?

Megan kept the the message so she could read IT again.

Which pronoun can be correctly used to replace the noun written in CAPS in this sentence?

JOHN'S bicycle was parked right outside the school entrance.

Read the following text and then answer the question.

"From the time I was really little - maybe just a few months old - words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. I could almost taste them. They made my jumbled thoughts and feelings have substance. My parents have always blanketed me with conversation. They chattered and babbled. They verbalized and vocalized. My father sang to me. My mother whispered her strength into my ear." -Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper

Find a phrase that contains some imagery by using descriptive words (SIGHT) and describe what message the author is trying to express by using that descriptive language. Use the RACE Method in answering this question.

Read the sentence.

Trevor pulled away from his mother's hug, his ears red.

Based on this sentence, how is Trevor probably feeling?

Read the sentences.

During dinner, Claire didn't talk to anyone. Instead, she concentrated on ripping her paper napkin into long, thin strips and rolling those strips into tiny paper-napkin balls.

Based on these sentences, how is Claire is probably feeling?

Which sentence states a fact?

Does the sentence state a fact or an opinion?

It is important for everyone to learn how to sew, either with an electric sewing machine or simply with a needle and thread.

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child shared many different rights children are entitled to have. Pick one of the rights listed in the declaration and explain what that right is and what that means for children around the world. Use the RACE Method when answering this question.

What children are entitled to the rights described in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child? Use the RACE Method when answering this question.