Question

reading

1. in canada, september 30 is the national day for truth and reconciliation, or orange shirt day. on this day, canadians honour over 150,000 indigenous children who went to schools away from home. these schools were called residential schools.
2. between 1831 and 1996, there were more than 130 residential schools for indigenous children. the government paid for these schools and christian churches ran them.
3. the children at these schools couldnt visit their families, speak their traditional languages, or follow their customs. the teachers and staff at these schools sometimes hurt the children. some children even died.
4. phyllis webstad went to a residential school when she was a little girl. her grandmother bought her an orange shirt to wear on her first day. school officials took her shirt away from her. the idea for orange shirt day came from this story.
5. there are over 80,000 residential school survivors in canada today. they still have a lot of pain. the national day for truth and reconciliation helps us remember this terrible history.

comprehension
a. true or false?
are these sentences true or false?
write t if the answer is true and f if the answer is false.

1. orange shirt day is a day to honour indigenous children who attended residential schools.
2. there were over 130 residential schools in canada between 1831 and 1996.
3. christian churches paid for these residential schools.
4. children in residential schools often visited their families.
5. some teachers at residential schools were mean to the children.
6. phyllis webstad wore an orange shirt on her first day at a residential school.
7. school officials took phylliss orange shirt from her.
8. there are 100,000 people alive today in canada who attended residential schools.

Explanation:

1. The text states that Orange Shirt Day (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) honours over 150,000 Indigenous children who went to residential schools. So, this is true.
2. It is clearly mentioned that between 1831 and 1996, there were more than 130 residential schools for Indigenous children. So, this is true.
3. The text says the government paid for these schools and Christian churches ran them. So, this is false.
4. The text mentions that children at these schools couldn't visit their families. So, this is false.
5. It is stated that teachers and staff at these schools sometimes hurt the children, which implies they were mean. So, this is true.
6. The text says Phyllis' grandmother bought her an orange - shirt to wear on her first day and school officials took it away. So, she wore it on her first day. This is true.
7. The text clearly says school officials took her shirt away from her. So, this is true.
8. The text says there are over 80,000 residential school survivors in Canada today, not 100,000. So, this is false.

Answer:

1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. F