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