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News Scoop October 21, 2005



This Issue:
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Cover Story - Spanish Version
Mini-Lesson
Comprehension Quiz
Teacher's Guide and Worksheets

Comprehension Quiz

"Earthquake!"

Directions:

  1. Print the student quiz with the ten questions below.

  2. Customize this quiz by changing questions 9 and 10.

  3. Find the answer key to the quiz in this week's Teachers' Guide. Look under the ANSWERS section on page 2.

  • Article: "Earthquake!"


    1. The author wrote this article to

    1. teach you how to prepare for an earthquake.
    2. compare earthquakes and volcano eruptions.
    3. tell you about an earthquake that hit Pakistan and other countries.

  • Article: "Earthquake!"


    2. Last week's earthquake hit which of the following countries?

    1. India, China and Afghanistan
    2. Pakistan, China and India
    3. Pakistan, Afghanistan and India

  • Article: "Earthquake!"


    3. What problems did rescue workers face?

    1. Landslides blocked roads.
    2. Helicopters and planes had trouble landing.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: "Earthquake!"


    4. What were some of the effects of the earthquake?

    1. It damaged buildings.
    2. It left people without clean drinking water.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: "A New Birdlike Dinosaur"


    5. What clue led scientists to the discovery of a birdlike dinosaur?

    1. dinosaur teeth
    2. toe bones
    3. a tailbone

  • Article: "A New Birdlike Dinosaur"


    6. Which of the following is NOT a fact about the birdlike dinosaur?

    1. It is 90 million years old.
    2. It is related to birds.
    3. It is the only dinosaur of its kind ever discovered.

  • Article: "Lost and Found"


    7. What is a composer?

    1. a person who writes music
    2. a person who illustrates books
    3. a person who writes books

  • Article: "Lost and Found"


    8. You can tell from reading this article that

    1. Beethoven never made mistakes when writing music.
    2. People are not interested in Beethoven's music.
    3. Beethoven worked hard at writing music.

  • Article: "Top 5"


    9. Which teams' uniforms got the same number of votes?

    1. Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox
    2. Saint Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers
    3. San Francisco Giants and Saint Louis Cardinals

  • Article: "Earthquake!"


    10. What is being done to help people living in the countries hit by last week's earthquake? Give one example.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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