Alike in Almost Every Letter: teacher key

Being Different, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. Human DNA is more than 99.9% the same, yet people differ in hands, eyes, families and abilities. Read what is known about differences and how people treat them.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How much of human DNA is the same from person to person?
   • More than 99.9% (answer)
   • About half
   • About 9%
2. Where were the first Paralympic Games held?
   • Paris, France
   • Rome, Italy (answer)
   • London, England
3. What does a clique focus on?
   • Status (answer)
   • Free time
   • Braille
4. Why can people in one family have different eye colors?
   • Their DNA differs a little (answer)
   • They live far apart
   • They wear glasses
5. What does peers mean here?
   • Tall buildings
   • Close to your age (answer)
   • People who are older

Words

• disability: harder task
• empathy: feeling for others
• peers: people your age
• cliques: closed groups