Read the text. In each question choose the right answer Making A Difference It was an ordinary morning. Craig woke up early and went into the kitchen to have breakfast. He reached for the newspaper on the table and flipped through the pages looking for the comic strips. Before he could get to the comic section, a photo of a 12-year-old boy named Iqbal Masih caught his eye. Craig began to read the article that would eventually change his life. Young Iqbal, who was the same age as him, had been protesting against child labour in Pakistan. For six years Iqbal had worked 14-hour days in a factory that made carpets for tourists. Craig was really upset and felt the need to do something. "If the bravest voice can live in the smallest body then I can help too," he thought. With that idea in mind he decided to take action. He held the article in his hand, and marched off to school. When he reached his school in Ontario, Canada, he discussed the matter with his teacher. With her support, he stood nervously in front of his grade 7 class, read the brave boy's story and asked for their help. "I was so scared ... I was always nervous about public speaking. Standing in front of the other students was definitely a challenge." Eleven students agreed to get involved. They had a meeting to decide what to do. Soon the group began to give talks in schools about child labour. Then Craig and his friends went around the community and asked people to sign petitions against child work which they sent to companies and politicians. As they got more and more support and donations they decided to start their own charity, "Free the Children". Next Craig decided to visit Pakistan to meet with child workers. There he saw that people lived in extreme poverty. He also realised that as long as people live in poverty, child labour would be a problem. So to end it, they had to battle poverty! Today, Craig's charity, "Free the Children" is benefiting millions around the world. It is helping communities build schools, provide healthcare and clean running water. Craig travels around the world talking to young people and helping them speak out against child labour. He ends all his speeches with a well-known quote. "We can do no great things ... but we can do small things with great love." The article got Craig's attention because it was in the wrong section of the paper. had a picture of a boy his own age. had to do with a young protestor. was about child labour. After reading the article Craig decided to ask his teacher to get involved. tell his friends about Iqbal. get his classmates to help fight child labour. use the article as a topic for public speaking. Craig and his friends visited schools to persuade students to join their group. let others know that child labour exists. get signatures for petitions. ask students and teachers to donate money. Craig's visit to Pakistan helped him understand the life of poor children. what it means to be poor. how to end poverty. the best way to fight child labour. This story is about child workers like Iqbal Masih. the history of "Free the Children" charity. how to stop child labour. how one boy's courage can bring change.
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Making A Difference

It was an ordinary morning. Craig woke up early andwent into the kitchen to have breakfast. He reached forthe newspaper on the table and flipped through thepages looking for the comic strips. Before he could getto the comic section, a photo of a 12-year-old boynamed Iqbal Masih caught his eye. Craig began to readthe article that would eventually change his life. YoungIqbal, who was the same age as him, had been protestingagainst child labour in Pakistan. For six years Iqbal hadworked 14-hour days in a factory that made carpets fortourists. Craig was really upset and felt the need to dosomething. "If the bravest voice can live in the smallestbody then I can help too," he thought. With that idea inmind he decided to take action. He held the article in hishand, and marched off to school. When he reached hisschool in Ontario, Canada, he discussed the matter withhis teacher. With her support, he stood nervously in frontof his grade 7 class, read the brave boy's story and askedfor their help. "I was so scared ... I was always nervousabout public speaking. Standing in front of the otherstudents was definitely a challenge." Eleven studentsagreed to get involved. They had a meeting to decidewhat to do. Soon the group began to give talks in schoolsabout child labour. Then Craig and his friends wentaround the community and asked people to sign petitionsagainst child work which they sent to companies andpoliticians. As they got more and more support anddonations they decided to start their own charity, "Freethe Children".

Next Craig decided to visit Pakistan to meet with childworkers. There he saw that people lived in extremepoverty. He also realised that as long as people live inpoverty, child labour would be a problem. So to end it,they had to battle poverty!

Today, Craig's charity, "Free the Children" is benefitingmillions around the world. It is helping communities buildschools, provide healthcare and clean running water.Craig travels around the world talking to young peopleand helping them speak out against child labour. He endsall his speeches with a well-known quote. "We can do nogreat things ... but we can do small things with great love."

The article got Craig's attention because it

  • was in the wrong section of the paper.

  • had a picture of a boy his own age.

  • had to do with a young protestor.

  • was about child labour.

    After reading the article Craig decided to

  • ask his teacher to get involved.

  • tell his friends about Iqbal.

  • get his classmates to help fight child labour.

  • use the article as a topic for public speaking.

    Craig and his friends visited schools to

  • persuade students to join their group.

  • let others know that child labour exists.

  • get signatures for petitions.

  • ask students and teachers to donate money.

    Craig's visit to Pakistan helped him understand

  • the life of poor children.

  • what it means to be poor.

  • how to end poverty.

  • the best way to fight child labour.

    This story is about

  • child workers like Iqbal Masih.

  • the history of "Free the Children" charity.

  • how to stop child labour.

  • how one boy's courage can bring change.

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