reading exam--two countries story

what best defines the word famine as it is used in the eighth paragraph?

a. a period of time when food is scarce

what term best describes South Korea based on the info from the text?

a. capitalist

what statement would the author most likely agree with?

b. North Korea is poor because they don't trade with many other countries

what best describes how the text is structured in the fifth paragraph?

b. compare and contrast

what statement would the author most likely disagree with?

b. the north korean economy has made an amazing transformation since the 1960s

who would most likely disagree with the conclusion drawn in the text?

c. A North Korean politician

what best expresses the main idea of the 7th paragraph?

c.South Korea had a remarkable economic turnaround

what statement best describes the results of the Korean War?

d. both sides lost many people and got little to show for it

what best explains why so many North Koreans starved during the 1990s?

d. the soviet union stopped supporting North Korea

what is ironic about the Korean Demilitarized Zone?

it is the most militarized border in the world