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Prereading Quiz: Powering a Brighter Future
Before you read “Powering a Brighter Future,” take this five-question quiz to find out how much you already know.
Malawi and Zambia are countries in _____.
Africa
Asia
South America
The continent of Africa is home to 54 countries, including Malawi and Zambia.
About how many people worldwide didn’t have access to electricity in 2019?
230 million people
759 million people
1.2 billion people
In 2019, about 759 million people didn’t have electricity, which is about 10 percent of the global population.
Which is an example of renewable energy?
fossil fuels such as coal and oil
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
solar lamps that are powered by the sun
Renewable or clean sources of energy produce little or no air pollution and include wind and solar power.
Which pair of words is most similar in meaning?
initiative and program
sustainable and inefficient
economies and investments
An initiative is a new plan or program that is intended to solve a problem.
What effect did the Covid-19 pandemic have on efforts to expand access to electricity in 2020?
Progress in expanding access to electricity improved because electricity is needed to refrigerate vaccines.
Progress slowed because some electrification projects had to be put on hold.
Progress was not affected significantly.
Although more than 1 billion people worldwide have gained access to electricity since 2010, some of that progress slowed last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused the global economy to suffer and some electrification projects to be put on hold.