Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The report argues that flood relief was coordinated by ............... rather than by ministries or firms.
Wrong!
"Civil society" refers to organisations and citizens acting outside the state and the market.
2The NGO launched a ............... to press parliament to amend the bill.
Wrong!
An "advocacy campaign" is organised public pressure intended to influence policy.
3Instead of relying on celebrity endorsements, the campaigners mobilised ............... in neighbourhood meetings.
Wrong!
"Grassroots support" means backing from ordinary local people rather than from leaders or institutions.
4The watchdog group had ............... to request the files under transparency law.
Wrong!
"Legal standing" is the recognised right to bring a case or request under a legal procedure.
5To increase confidence in the ballot, the commission invited international ............... to monitor polling stations.
Wrong!
Election "observers" formally monitor whether voting is conducted fairly.
6The foundation provided ............... funding so the shelter could expand without accepting party-political conditions.
Wrong!
"Philanthropic" funding comes from charitable giving, often through foundations or donors.
7A free press helps citizens ............... when public officials misuse state resources.
Wrong!
To "hold power to account" means to demand that powerful people explain and justify their actions.
8Before voting on the grant, the trustee disclosed a ............... because her company had bid for the contract.
Wrong!
A "conflict of interest" exists when private interests could improperly influence official duties.
9After donors questioned its spending, the association commissioned an independent ............... of its accounts.
Wrong!
An "audit" is a formal examination of accounts or procedures.
10The charity is ..............., so it campaigns for prison reform but refuses to endorse any party.
Wrong!
"Non-partisan" means not supporting any political party, while still allowing political advocacy on issues.
11The council used a neighbourhood ............... process in which residents compared proposals before voting on the budget.
Wrong!
"Deliberation" is careful public discussion before a collective decision is made.
12To receive tax-deductible donations, the group ............... a charity before its first fundraising drive.
Wrong!
An organisation is "registered as" a charity when that is its official legal status.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The report argues that flood relief was coordinated by civil society rather than by ministries or firms.
- The NGO launched a advocacy campaign to press parliament to amend the bill.
- Instead of relying on celebrity endorsements, the campaigners mobilised grassroots support in neighbourhood meetings.
- The watchdog group had legal standing to request the files under transparency law.
- To increase confidence in the ballot, the commission invited international observers to monitor polling stations.
- The foundation provided philanthropic funding so the shelter could expand without accepting party-political conditions.
- A free press helps citizens hold power to account when public officials misuse state resources.
- Before voting on the grant, the trustee disclosed a conflict of interest because her company had bid for the contract.
- After donors questioned its spending, the association commissioned an independent audit of its accounts.
- The charity is non-partisan, so it campaigns for prison reform but refuses to endorse any party.
- The council used a neighbourhood deliberation process in which residents compared proposals before voting on the budget.
- To receive tax-deductible donations, the group registered as a charity before its first fundraising drive.
