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Scarce or Not?
Read the following and select the correct answer. After Hurricane Rita and Katrina hit Louisiana, some items were scarce. Read and answer whether the items were scarce or not.
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
Check
1. After the hurricane, 12 families lost their home on Sims street. There are 3 houses in another neighborhood.
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Scarce
Not scarce
2. There are 70 people who need shirts tomorrow. 100 shirts were donated to the church.
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Scarce
Not scarce
3. I saw 50 families gather for more food. Each family was going to get one bag. There were 111 bags of food.
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Scarce
Not scarce
4.Sam told me that 29 schools were flooded. 5 have opened again.
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Scarce
Not scarce
5. There are 30 pairs of shoes on sale and 100 people who need to buy some.
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Scarce
Not scarce
6. There are 40 students at the new school and 20 desks available.
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Scarce
Not scarce
7. There are eight cartons of milk for seven kids in the refrigerator for supper tonight.
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Scarce
Not scarce
8. There are 30 boxes of new crayons at Wal Mart and 130 children each need a box.
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Scarce
Not scarce
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