Vocabulary
Which word means almost the same meaning as the word risk?
a. fate
b. danger
satisfaction
b. danger
Where does the story take place?
a. in a small village in Ghana
b. in a large city in Ghana
c. in a large city in Burkina Faso
a. in a small village in Ghana
Which word completes this sentence the best?
"Because I put my allowance in the bank, I was able to use my ________ to buy a bicycle.
a. loan
b. risk
c. savings
c. savings
How does Kojo convince the bank president in Accra to give him a loan?
a. He signs a document promising to pay back the loan.
b. He shows him all the money he has made selling eggs.
c. He tell him how he has built his flock from one brown hen.
c. He tell him how he has built his flock from one brown hen.
How many dialects are spoken in Ghana?
1. over 1000
2. over 500
3. over 250
3. over 250
What does the word prosper mean?
a. to create
b. to be in charge
c. to be successful
c. to be successful
Which text evidence best tells the author's message?
a. As the years pass, Kojo's poultry farm becomes the largest in all of West Africa.
b. Now he doesn't have to think: he knows in his heart that she is the one.
c. It all started with a good idea and a small loan that made it come true.
c. It all started with a good idea and a small loan that made it come true.
What is the opposite meaning of the word profit?
a. accept
b. loss
c. propose
b. loss
What is Kojo's good idea at the beginning of the story?
a. to buy a hen
b. to rent a cart
c. to buy a farm
a. to buy a hen
What is Ghana's national animal?
a. A tawny eagle
b. zebra
c. spotted giraff
a. A tawny eagle
What does the word afford mean?
a. to have enough money to pay for something
b. to estimate
c. to have a specific order
a. to have enough money to pay for something
Who was Kojo's wife?
a. Accra
b. Lumo
c. Lumusi
c. Lumusi
What means "to borrow money" or "lend money"?
a. loan
b. profit
c. wages
a. loan
Which family was the first to borrow money?
a. Achempong family
b. Duodu Family
c. Kojo's mother
a. Achempong family
What sport is popular in Ghana?
a. kickball
b. bowling
c. soccer
c. soccer
What does the word scarce mean?
a. interesting
b. rare
c. scared
b. rare
Once Kojo has some savings, what longtime dream does he spend his money on?
a. a new cart
b. school expenses
c. a poultry farm
c. a poultry farm
Kojo's poultry farm was the biggest in which country?
a. East Africa
b. West Africa
c. South Africa
b. West Africa
Since working for Kojo's farm, the families are benefiting from everything but.....
a. able to buy their own land
c. feed their children easier
d. buying name brand clothes
d. buying name brand clothes
What is not considered a need?
a. clothes
b. heat
c. perfume/cologne
c. perfume/cologne
What word makes the most sense in the sentence?
My weekly _________ is $550 a week.
a. loan
b. risk
c. wage
c. wage
The girls made a large __________ from the lemonade stand.
a. risk
b. profit
c. afford
b. profit
What did Adika Odonkor save her money for?
a. a grain mill
b. a new barn
c. Buy more chickens for the farm
a. a grain mill
What did Kojo do on his way to school?
a. recite abc's and numbers
b. eat breakfast
c. deliver wood for his mom
a. recite abc's and numbers
Ghana is the ______ largest cocoa producer.
a. first
b. second
c. third
b. second