Literacy Facts Quiz
12 Questions
| Attempts: 142
Please give your best guess to each of the questions below. Do not try to find the answers on the Web while taking this quiz. This quiz is simply to raise awareness (it will not be taken for a grade :)
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Total time spent engaged in sustained silent reading has increased over the past 2 decades.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Source: Block & Mangieri (2002)
Total time allowed for sustained silent reading has actually decreased over the past 2 decades.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What percent of elementary teachers surved in 2002 could not name 3 published books in the past 5 years?
- A.
25%
- B.
43%
- C.
64%
Correct Answer
C. 64%Explanation
Source: Block & Mangieri (2002)
64% could not name 3 published books and 11% of elementary teachers could not name a single title!Rate this question:
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- 3.
What is the average total time students ages (8-18) spend viewing TV content per day?
- A.
2:34
- B.
4:29
- C.
5:13
Correct Answer
B. 4:29Explanation
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (2010)
This includes watching TV on mobile devices, iPads, iPods, and computers.
FYI: In 1999, this was 3:47. Video games increased from :26 to 1:13 per day.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Of the 10 largest high school gymnasiums, how many can be located in Indiana?
- A.
4
- B.
7
- C.
9
Correct Answer
C. 9Explanation
Source: USA Today (2004)
The largest is the Fieldhouse in New Castle, IN (which can hold half the town's population!)Rate this question:
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- 5.
What % of adults in the US read below a 5th grade level, far below the level needed to earn a living wage?
- A.
10%
- B.
20%
- C.
30%
Correct Answer
B. 20%Explanation
Source: National Institute for Literacy, Fast Facts on Literacy, 2001
AND . .
Nearly half of America's adults are poor readers, or "functionally illiterate." They can't carry out simply tasks like balancing check books, reading drug labels or writing essays for a job.Rate this question:
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- 6.
In 1999, what percent of children aged 3-5 were read to daily by a family member?
- A.
53%
- B.
66%
- C.
84%
Correct Answer
A. 53%Explanation
Source: The National Center for Education Statistics, Family Reading
Only approximately 1/2 of American children are read to daily. Do you think this percent has changed much since 1999?Rate this question:
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- 7.
In 2009, what % of children ages 5–17 (or 11.2 million) spoke a language other than English at home?
- A.
11%
- B.
18%
- C.
21%
Correct Answer
C. 21%Explanation
Source: The condition of language 2011
That's about 1 out of every 5 children in the US!
Seventy-three percent of those who spoke English with difficulty spoke SpanishRate this question:
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- 8.
In 2000, what % of books found in Indiana school libraries were over 25 years of age?
- A.
15%
- B.
30%
- C.
50%
Correct Answer
C. 50%Explanation
Source: 2000 Impact Evaluation of School Library Printed Materials Grant
I couldn't find an updated statistic. . . do you think this has changed over the past 11 years?Rate this question:
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- 9.
Youth who spend more time with media report lower grades and lower levels of personal contentmentt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (2010)
Nearly half (47%) of all heavy media users say they usually get fair or poor grades (mostly C’s or lower), compared to
23% of light media users. Heavy media users are also more likely to say they get into trouble a lot, are often sad or unhappy, and are often bored.Rate this question:
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- 10.
In 2009, the average U.S. combined reading literacy score for 15-year-old students was not measurably different from the average score of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-member countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Source: The condition of language 2011Rate this question:
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- 11.
When asked the question, "Name 3 or more activities used to promote recreational reading in students," what percent of teacher could only list one single activity?
- A.
5%
- B.
17%
- C.
42%
Correct Answer
B. 17%Explanation
Source: Block & Mangieri (2002)
AND, 33% of teacher could site only one activity (example include silent reading, partner reading, book share, read aloud, etc)Rate this question:
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- 12.
What % of the nation's unemployed youth age 16-21 are functional illiterate, with virtually no prospects of obtaining good jobs.
- A.
30%
- B.
40%
- C.
50%
Correct Answer
C. 50%Explanation
Source: US Department of Education
AND 85% of all juvenile offenders have a reading problem.Rate this question:
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