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CanYouCounttoOneBillion?
BeforeReadingPoll
LeadersinIndiatookacensus.Theywantedtocountthepeoplelivinginthecountry.Theyalsowantedtoknowwhat
people'shomesarelike.
Whatdoyouthink?
Themostimportantreasonfortakingacensusistocountpeople.
Agree
Disagree
Explainwhyyouvotedthewayyoudid.
Forthemostpart,acensusiscountpeoplebutalsotoknowtheeconomic'ssituationofthe
people.
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Article
PART1
NEWDELHI,India(Achieve3000,July16,2010).Howdoyoucount1.2
billionpeople?Onebyone.India'spopulationisbelievedtobethathigh.In
April2010,leadersbeganayearlongcensus.India'spopulationisthe
secondhighestintheworld.
About2.5millioncensustakersaredoingthecount.Theyaretravelingto
morethan630,000villagesand5,000cities.Theyplantovisitevery
home.Forthefirsttime,censustakersarenotingbathrooms,drinking
water,andelectricity.Theyarealsorecordingthekindsofbuilding
materialsusedonhomes.Leaderswanttocreateadetailedpictureof
housinginIndia. Photocredit:AP/RajanishKakade
India'sleadersarecountingthe
Thecensustakersaremostlylocalgovernmentleadersorschoolteachers. numberofpeoplewholiveinthe
Inadditiontocountingpeoplewholiveinhomes,theywillalsocount country.
millionsofhomelesspeople.Thesepeoplesleepontrainplatforms,under
bridges,andinparks.
Governmentleadersexpecttofindawiderangeofhousing.Therewillbeeverythingfromtinshackstofancyhomes.
That'sbecauseIndia'spopulationismadeupofpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Somepeoplehavealotofmoney.
Theycanaffordcars,computers,andlargehouses.Othersareverypoor.Thesepeopleoftenliveinhuts.Theydon't
haveindoorbathrooms.Othersdonothavehomesatall.
India'sgovernmentcallsthecensus"theworld'slargestadministrativeexercise."ChinahasmorepeoplethanIndia.
China'spopulationis1.3billion.India'spopulationmaysomedaybelargerthanthatofChina.India'spopulationis
growingfasterthanChina'spopulation.
Censustakerswilldomorethansimplycountpeople.Theyplantophotographandfingerprinteverycitizenoverthe
ageof15.Thisinformationwillbeusedtocreatenationalidentitycards.IndiahasneverhadsuchIDcards.
MostIndianswelcometheIDcards.Theybelievethatthecardswillmakeiteasiertoreceivegovernmentservices.
Currently,welltodoIndianscanshowdriver'slicenses,creditcards,andotherformsofidentitytoprovewhotheyare.
Butthepooroftendon'tevenpossessbirthcertificates.Thesepeopleareforcedtouseelectricbills,votingcards,and
lettersfromvillageleaderstoprovewhotheyare.
Whenwillcensustakersfinishtheirwork?ByFebruary2011.Thegovernmentwillthenusetheinformationtodecide
wheretospendmoney.
Indiabegandoingcensuscountsinthe1600s.
InformationforthisstorycamefromAP.
PART2
DigDeeper
Widestreetsandbrickhouses,eachonehookeduptoasewersystem.Thatcouldbedescribinganeighborhoodin
modernIndiaormanyotherplaces.Itmightevendescribetheneighborhoodwhereyoulive.Inthiscase,however,
we'reactuallytalkingaboutalargeurbancivilizationthatexistedinIndiaover4,000yearsago.
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ThisIndusValleycivilizationwaslocatedinwhatisnownorthwesternIndiaandPakistan.Thecivilizationlastedfrom
about2500BCEto1700BCE.LikemodernIndia,itspeoplelivedinbothlargeandsmallcities.Themaincitieswere
MohenjoDaroandHarappa.Therewereabout100smallervillages.Thetotalpopulationwasaboutfivemillion.Harappa
alonemayhavebeenhometoasmanyas80,000people.
TheIndusValleypeoplegrewwheatandbarley.Theyalsogrewpeasandcotton.Theyraisedcattle,fowl,andpossibly
pigs.Theymayevenhavehadbuffalo.Somepeopleraisedelephants,whosetuskswereworthalotofmoney.Indus
Valleyfamiliesalsoowneddogsandcatsaspets.ThecityofMohenjoDarohadindustries.Peopleinthecity
manufacturedstonebeads,forexample.Theyalsocarvedivory,shells,andstonetools.Theseitemsweretradedwith
othercitiesinsouthAsia.
MohenjoDaro,locatedintoday'sPakistan,wasamoderncityforitstime.Homesandpublicbuildingsweremadeof
brick.Theywerelocatedonwidestreets.Thesestreetswerebuiltonagridsystem.Homeshadwellstoprovidewater
fordrinkingorbathing.Therewasalsoasystemforgettingridofwastewater.Allofthisshowsthatthepeopleof
MohenjoDarowerefairlywealthy.
ThepeopleoftheIndusValleycivilizationdevelopedawrittenlanguage.Itistheoldestwrittenlanguageyettobe
discovered.Theydon'tseemtohavehadkingsorqueens.Nothinghasbeenfoundthatlookslikeapalace.
Governmentsmighthavebeenelectedorcontrolledbyafewverywealthyfamilies.Nobodyknowsforsure.
There'sanotherbigunknown:WhatbecameoftheIndusValleycivilization?Thedeclineofthecivilizationbegan
sometimebetween1900and1700BCE.ItcouldbethatthecourseoftheIndusRiverchanged.Itmighthavebecome
hardertoraisecrops.Citiesmayhavebeendamagedbyflooding.Theremighthavebeeninvaders.
Historiansaren'tcertainaboutwhatcausedthedecline.WhattheydoknowisthattheIndusValleycivilizationwas
remarkablyadvancedforitstime.
Dictionary
administrative(adjective)havingtodowiththerunningofacompany,group,orgovernment
birthcertificate(noun)apieceofpaperthatshowswhenandwhereyouwereborn
census(noun)acountofthenumberofpeoplelivinginaplace
fowl(noun)birdssuchaschickens,ducks,andgeese
identitycard(noun)acardwithsomeone'sname,dateofbirth,andphotographtoshowwhosomeoneis
population(noun)thepeoplewholiveinanyoneplace
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Activity
PART1
Question1
Basedonthearticle,whichfitsbestintheemptyboxabove?
Indiawillcountpeoplewhodonotliveinhomes.
Indiawillgiveidentitycardstomanyofitscitizens.
Indiaiscountingthenumberofpeoplewholivethere.
Indiahaspeoplefrommanydifferentwalksoflife.
Question2
Thereadercantellfromthearticlethat__________.
Afterthecensus,thegovernmentwilltakemoneyfromhomelesspeople.
MostIndiansdon'twanttobefingerprintedbycensustakers.
NationalidentitycardswillhelpmakesomeIndians'liveseasier.
India'spopulationwillneverbelargerthanChina'spopulation.
Question3
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Whichtwowordsfromthearticlearetheclosestsynonyms?
Fancyandnational
Populationandgovernment
Administrativeandyearlong
Censusandcount
Question4
Let'ssayVikramwantstofindoutaboutnationalidentitycardsinIndia.Hewouldfindthemostinformationby
__________.
VisitingaWebsiteaboutIndiancensuscountsinthe1600s
Readingabookaboutthemostpopulatedcountriesintheworld
VisitingaWebsiteaboutthegoalsofthecurrentIndiancensus
ReadingabookabouthowtobecomeacensustakerinIndia
Question5
Thearticlestates:
Somepeoplehavealotofmoney.Theycanaffordcars,computers,andlargehouses.
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordafford?
Sell
Demand
Create
Buy
Question6
Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleinorderto__________.
ExplainwhyIndia'spopulationisgrowingfasterthanChina'spopulation
ExplainwhymanyIndianssleepontrainplatforms,underbridges,andinparks
DescribethepopulationcountthatIndiahopestofinishbyFebruary2011
DescribethedifferencesbetweenpoorpeopleandrichpeopleinIndia
Question7
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Supposeyouwerewritingasummaryofthearticle.Whichofthesewouldbemostimportanttoputinthesummary?
SomeIndianssleepontrainplatforms.
Indiahasneverhadnationalidentitycards.
China'spopulationis1.3billion.
India'sleadersbeganayearlongcensus.
Question8
Thearticlesaysalloftheseexcept__________.
Informationfromthecensuswillhelpleadersdecidewheretospendmoney.
CensustakersplantophotographandfingerprintmanyIndiancitizens.
Thecensustakersaremostlylocalgovernmentleadersorschoolteachers.
ThepopulationofIndiahasgrownlargerthanthepopulationofChina.
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Activity First Second
Try Try
1. ()
Basedonthearticle,whichfitsbestintheemptyboxabove?()
2. Thereadercantellfromthearticlethat__________.()
3. Whichtwowordsfromthearticlearetheclosestsynonyms?()
4. Let'ssayVikramwantstofindoutaboutnationalidentitycardsinIndia.Hewouldfindthe
mostinformationby__________.()
5. Thearticlestates:
Somepeoplehavealotofmoney.Theycanaffordcars,computers,andlargehou
ses.
()
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordafford?()
6. Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleinorderto__________.()
7. Supposeyouwerewritingasummaryofthearticle.Whichofthesewouldbemostimportan
ttoputinthesummary?()
8. Thearticlesaysalloftheseexcept__________.()
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AfterReadingPoll
Nowthatyouhavereadthearticle,indicatewhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.
Themostimportantreasonfortakingacensusistocountpeople.
Agree
Disagree
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ThoughtQuestion
WhydidleadersinIndiawanttotakeadetailedcensus?Useinformationfromthelessoninyouranswer.
Typeyouranswerintheboxbelow.
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PollResults
OPINIONSTATEMENT:Themostimportantreasonfortakingacensusistocountpeople.
BEFOREREADING AFTERREADING
HOWYOUVOTED
Agree Agree
Disagree Disagree
Youdidnotchangeyouropinionafterreadingthearticles.
Click here(javascript:void(0))toseetheresponseyouwrotebeforereading.
WORLDWIDERESULTS
Agree 68% Agree 77%
Disagree 32% Disagree 23%
24%changedtheiropinionafterreadingthearticle.
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Math
PART1
Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.Thepopulationisabout1,300,000,000people.Ifthatnumbergrowsby
0.65%,whatwillbeChina'snewpopulation?
1,308,450,000people
1,384,500,000people
2,145,000,000people
1,845,300,000people
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Activity First Second
Try Try
1. Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.Thepopulationisabout1,300,000,000people.
Ifthatnumbergrowsby0.65%,whatwillbeChina'snewpopulation?()
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StretchArticle
PART1
NEWDELHI,India(Achieve3000,July16,2010).Howdoyoucount1.2
billionpeople?Onebyone,sayofficialsinthegovernmentofIndia,where
thepopulationisestimatedtobethathigh.InApril2010,Indiabegana
yearlongcensusofitsbillionpluspopulation,thesecondhighestinthe
world.
About2.5millioncensustakersaretravelingtomorethan630,000villages
and5,000cities.Theyaremakinganefforttovisiteverystructureserving
asahome.Forthefirsttime,censustakersarenotingtheavailabilityof
toilets,drinkingwater,andelectricity.Theyarealsorecordingthetypesof
buildingmaterialsusedtoconstructhomes.Why?Thiswillprovideanidea Photocredit:AP/RajanishKakade
oftheeconomicsituationoftheresidents.Thegoalistocreateadetailed
India'sgovernmenthasbeguntaking
pictureofhousinginIndia.
acensustocounteveryoneinthe
country.Indiahasanestimated
Thecensustakersaremostlylocalgovernmentofficialsor populationof1.2billioncitizens.
schoolteachers.Theyalsoplantoincludemillionsofhomelesspeoplewho
sleeponrailwayplatforms,underbridges,andinparks.
Whatgovernmentofficialsexpecttofindisawiderangeofhousing.Therewillbeeverythingfromtinshantiesto
skyscrapers.That'sbecauseIndia'spopulationiseconomicallydiverse.Somepeoplearefairlywelloffandableto
affordluxuriessuchascars,consumerelectronics,andlargehomes.Othersareextremelypoor,livinginshacksthat
lackbasicfeatureslikeindoorplumbing.Stillothers,asofficialswellknow,donothavehomesatall.
Officialsbegantheircountatoneofthenation'sgranderhomesthepresidentialpalace,wherePresidentPratibha
Patillives.Themansion,locatedincapitalcityNewDelhi,ismadeofimposingpinksandstone.
India'sgovernmentcallsthecensus"theworld'slargestadministrativeexercise."Withanestimated1.3billionpeople,
onlyChinahasmorepeoplethanIndia.However,China'scensusiscarriedoutbyvariousagencies,soit'seasierto
complete.Indianofficialshavereasontobelievethattheirnation'spopulationcountwillsomedaybelargerthanthatof
China.India'spopulationofnearly1.2billionisgrowingatmorethan1.4percentayear,whileChina'sisgrowingata
muchlower0.65percent.
OfficialswilldomorethansimplycountIndia'spopulation.Theyplantophotographandfingerprinteverycitizenover
theageof15.Thegoalistocreateanationaldatabasethatwillbeusedtoissuenationalidentitycardstocitizens.
IndiahasneverhadasystemofsuchIDcards.
MostIndianswelcometheIDcards.Theybelievethatthecardswillmakeiteasiertoreceivegovernmentbenefitsand
services.Currently,wealthyIndianscanshowacombinationofpassports,driver'slicenses,andcreditcardsto
establishwhotheyare.Butthepooroftendon'tevenpossessbirthcertificates.Thesepeopleareforcedtorelyon
electricbills,votingcards,orlettersfromlocalofficialstoprovewhotheyare.
"It'saverygoodmove,"saidRaviranjanSinha,aresidentintheeasterncityofPatna,inreferencetotheplanforID
cards."Itwillbringsomeuniformitytothejumbleofpaperworkwearefacedwith."
"Ifthisistrue,therecanbenothingbetter,"saidKanhaiLalGupta,whosellsvegetablesinthenortherncityof
Lucknowandmakeslessthan$2aday.
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ThecensustakersplantofinishtheirworkbyFebruary2011.Officialswillthenuseinformationtomakelawsand
decidewherethegovernmentshouldspendmoney.
AlthoughcensusoperationsinIndiabeganinthe17thcentury,theyweren'talwayscompletedatthesameintervals
until1881.ThecurrentcensusmarksIndia's14thcountsincethen.
TheAssociatedPresscontributedtothisstory.
PART2
DigDeeper
Widestreetsandbrickhouses,eachonehookeduptoasewersystem.Thatcouldbedescribinganeighborhoodin
modernIndiaormanyotherplacesintheworldmaybeeventheneighborhoodwhereyoulive.Inthiscase,however,
we'reactuallytalkingaboutalargeurbancivilizationthatexistedinIndiaover4,000yearsago.
ThisIndusValleycivilizationoccupiedalargepartofwhatisnownorthwesternIndiaandPakistanbetweenabout2500
BCEand1700BCE.There'salsoevidencethatIndusValleyculturespreadintocentralandsouthernIndia.Like
modernIndia,itspopulationlivedinbothlargeandsmallcities.ThemaincitieswereMohenjoDaroandHarappa.There
wereabout100smallervillages.Thetotalpopulationwasaboutfivemillion.Harappaalonemayhavebeenhometoas
manyas80,000people.
TheIndusValleypeoplegrewwheat,barley,peas,dates,andcotton.Theyraisedcattle,fowlsuchasducksorgeese,
possiblypigs,andmaybeevenbuffalo.Somepeopleraisedelephants,whosetuskswerevaluablefortheirivory.Indus
Valleyfamiliesalsoowneddogsandcatsaspets.ThecityofMohenjoDarohadindustriesthatincludedthe
manufactureofstonebeadsandthecarvingofivory,shells,andstonetools.Theseitemsweretradedwithothercities
insouthAsia.
MohenjoDaro,whichislocatedintoday'sPakistan,wasamoderncityforitstime.Homesandpublicbuildingswere
madeofbrickandlocatedonwidestreetsthatwerebuiltonagridsystem.Homeswereequippedwithwellstoprovide
waterfordrinkingorbathing,andtherewasasystemforgettingridofwastewater.Allofthisindicatesthatthepeople
ofMohenjoDarowerefairlywealthy.
ThepeopleoftheIndusValleycivilizationdevelopedtheoldestwrittenlanguageyettobediscovered.Whattheydon't
seemtohavehadiskingsorqueens.Nothinghasbeenfoundatanysitethatlookslikeapalace.Itmighthavebeen
thatgovernmentswereelectedorcontrolledbyafewverywealthyfamilies,butnobodyknowsforsure.
There'sanotherbigunknown:WhatbecameoftheIndusValleycivilization?ItcouldbethatthecourseoftheIndus
Riverchanged,andcropsbecamehardertoraise.Maybecitiesweredamagedbyfloodingorbyinvaders,though
neitherofthoseexplanationsiscompletelysatisfyingbecausethedeclinewhichbegansometimebetween1900and
1700BCElastedalongtimebeforethecivilizationdisappearedentirely.
WhatiscertainisthattheIndusValleycivilizationwasremarkablyadvancedforitstime.
Dictionary
census(noun)acountofthenumberofpeoplelivinginaplace
diverse(adjective)differentorvaried
economic(adjective)havingtodowithmakingmoney
identitycard(noun)acardwithsomeone'sname,dateofbirth,andphotographtoshowwhosomeoneis
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passport(noun)anofficialgovernmentpaperthattellswhoapersonisandallowsthatpersontotraveltoforeigncountries
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PART1
Question1
Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?
Indiahasbegunayearlongcensusofitsbillionpluspopulation.
OfficialsinIndiaplantofingerprinteverycitizenovertheageof15.
OfficialsinIndiaplantoissueidentitycardstoallcitizens.
Indiafirstbegancensusoperationsinthe17 thcentury.
Question2
Accordingtothearticle,thereadercaninferthat__________.
BecauseChina'spopulationissimilartoIndia's,ChinawillalsodecidetoissueIDcards.
SinceIndiahasbeenconductingcensusessincethe17 thcentury,thisoneshouldbeeasyto
complete.
Becauseofthehugepopulation,censusworkersinIndiamayhavetoworkveryhard.
SincemostIndianswelcomeIDcards,thegovernmentwilldecidetochargemoneyforthem.
Question3
Whichistheclosestsynonymfortheworddiverse?
Dignified
Dramatic
Assorted
Ambitious
Question4
Thisarticlewouldbemostusefulasasourceforastudentresearchprojecton__________.
Indiainthe17 thcentury
PopulationgrowthinmodernIndia
Nationalidentitycards
PresidentialpalacesinIndiaandChina
Question5
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Thearticlestates:
[Somepeople]areextremelypoor,livinginshacksthatlackbasicfeatureslikeindoorplumbing.Stillothers,
asofficialswellknow,donothavehomesatall.
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordbasic?
Fundamental
Additional
Elaborate
Customized
Question6
Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleinorderto__________.
Describethegovernment'sconcernsabouthomelessnessinIndia
DescribethestepsthatIndiaistakingtocountitsenormouspopulation
ExplainthereasonswhyIndiaisquiteeconomicallydiverse
ExplainwhatIndiacanlearnfromChina'scensustakingpractices
Question7
Whichoftheseismostimportanttoincludeinasummaryofthisarticle?
VegetablesellerKanhaiLalGuptasupportstheplantodistributeIDcards.
IndianPresidentPratibhaPatillivesinamansionmadeofpinksandstone.
CensustakershavetheirworkcutoutforthemwithIndia'sbillionpluspopulation.
SomepeopleinIndiaareabletoaffordconsumerelectronicsandlargehomes.
Question8
Whichquestionisnotansweredbythearticle?
Whichcountry'spopulationislargerthanIndia's?
WhyisIndiasuchaneconomicallydiversenation?
WheredoesthecurrentpresidentofIndiareside?
WhendidIndiabegintoconductitslatestcensus?
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1. Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?()
2. Accordingtothearticle,thereadercaninferthat__________.()
3. Whichistheclosestsynonymfortheworddiverse?()
4. Thisarticlewouldbemostusefulasasourceforastudentresearchprojecton_________
_.()
5. Thearticlestates:
[Somepeople]areextremelypoor,livinginshacksthatlackbasicfeatureslikein
doorplumbing.Stillothers,asofficialswellknow,donothavehomesatall.
()
Whichwouldbetheclosestsynonymforthewordbasic?()
6. Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleinorderto__________.()
7. Whichoftheseismostimportanttoincludeinasummaryofthisarticle?()
8. Whichquestionisnotansweredbythearticle?()
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