Answer Key

Charity – Comprehension Check

  1. There is a grammar mistake in this sentence: “We don't know something about their background, their religious affiliations.” Which of the options has the mistake?  [We don't know something] 

    We don't know anything about their background, their religious affiliations.
  2. What did Mr La Roe, as a churchgoing person, say about the doll? [it's good for all people to hear the words of the Bible] 

    "The idea was for them to be three-dimensional teaching tools for kids," La Roe said. "I believe as a churchgoing person,anyone can benefit from hearing the words of the Bible."
  3. Mr La Roe said he was DISAPPOINTED by the charity's decision. How did he feel about it?  [he was unhappy] 

    disappointed – depressed; discouraged; unhappy
  4. Who would the battery-powered Jesus have been distributed to?  [to children in a condition of need] 

    A Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the 1-foot-tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season.
  5. Why did the charity balk?  [because Jesus is a symbol of only one religion] 

    But the charity balked because of the dolls' religious nature.
  6. “A Los Angeles company offered to DONATE 4,000 of the 1-foot-tall dolls” means  [it offered to give them] 

    to donate – present as a gift, grant, or contribution
  7. Which of the options best complete this sentence from the Bible: “Love your neighbor as...”  [yourself.]

    Love your neighbor as yourself.
  8. Which of the options best completes this sentence: “A talking Jesus doll has been turned...”  [down] 

    A talking Jesus doll has been turned down.
  9. “The charity BALKED” means  [refused to continue] 

    to balk - refuse to proceed or to do something specified
  10. There is a grammar mistake in this sentence: “The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured from one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co.” Which of the options has the mistake? [manufactured from one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co.] 

    The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co.