The document provides questions about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for children to answer. It includes 20 multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions about the UNCRC and distinguishes between basic human needs like nutritious food, clean air, and play, which are protected as rights, versus wants like televisions, holidays, and the latest phone models. It directs children to a child-friendly version of the UNCRC for reference in answering the questions about specific rights.

1. Children’s Rights Reveal the Picture
Activity Questions
Please note that the questions which require children to fill in the blanks on one of the articles use the
language of the child-friendly version of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This
document can be found here: UNCRC Child Friendly Language.
It might be useful for children to have a copy of this document to refer to.
1. What word is missing? The United Nations __________ on the Rights of the Child.
Convention
2. The UNCRC protects people of what age?
Under 18
3. The UNCRC is made up of 54 what?
Articles
4. The articles in the UNCRC are designed to protect children’s basic what?
Needs
5. In what year did the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child become the law in the
United Kingdom?
1992
6. Is having a television a need or a want?
Want
7. What do we call it when people are treated differently based on their race, age, religion or whether they
are male or female?
Discrimination
8. Finish this right: ‘You have the right to ____ and rest.’ (Article 31)
Play
9. Is having nutritious food a need or a want?
Need
10. Finish this right: ‘You have the right to be a____.’ (Article 6)
Alive
11. Finish this right: ‘You have the right to p_____y.’ (Article 16)
Privacy
12. Is clean air a need or a want?
Need
13. What word is missing? ‘You have the right to ____ if you’ve been hurt, neglected or badly treated.’
(Article 39)
Help
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2. 14. What word is missing? ‘You have the right to help from the __________ if you are poor or in need.’
Government
15. Is going on holiday a need or a want?
A want
16. What words are missing? ‘The __________ has a responsibility to make sure that your ______ are
protected.’
‘Government’ and ‘rights’.
17. What word is missing? ‘You have the right to give your _______ and for adults to listen and take it
seriously.’ (Article 12)
Opinion
18. Is being able to play a need or a want?
A need
19. What word is missing? ‘You have the right to choose your own f______.’ (Article 15)
Friends
20. Is having the latest model of phone a need or a want?
A want
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