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World Report April 28, 2006

This Issue:
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Cover Story - Spanish Version
Mini-Lesson
Comprehension Quiz
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Comprehension Quiz

"Made in China"

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:"Here Comes China"


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. the United States and its trading partners.
    2. a garment factory in Kaiping, China.
    3. China and its relationship with the U.S.
    4. China's president and his visit to America.

  • Article:"Here Comes China"


    2. What does the word trade mean?

    1. "to buy goods"
    2. "to donate goods to a charity"
    3. "to sell goods"
    4. "to buy and sell goods"

  • Article:"Here Comes China"


    3. Which of the following events happened first during President Hu Jintao's visit?

    1. He met with President George W. Bush.
    2. He toured the offices of Mircrosoft and met the company's founder.
    3. He visited the aircraft company Boeing.
    4. He traveled to Washington, D.C.

  • Article:"Here Comes China"


    4. You can tell from reading this article that

    1. China buys clothes and toys from the U.S.
    2. China's president no longer wants to trade with the U.S.
    3. President George W. Bush met President Hu Jintao in China.
    4. there are positive and negative aspects to our trade relationship with China.

  • Article:"A Huge Meat Eater"


    5. Which of the following is NOT a fact about the new dinosaur species?

    1. It was discovered in southern Argentina.
    2. It seems to range in length from 18 feet to 41 feet.
    3. It seems to have lived and hunted alone.
    4. It may have preyed on a large plant-eating dinosaur, Argentinosaurus.

  • Article:"Life in Baghdad"


    6. The author wrote this article to

    1. give you the latest news on Iraq.
    2. tell you about the life of an Iraqi girl.
    3. inform you about rebels who oppose the Iraqi government.
    4. show you how life was before the war in Iraq.

  • Article:"The Lego Life"


    7. Which of the following character traits best describes Lego artist Nathan Sawaya?

    1. impatient
    2. silly
    3. clumsy
    4. creative

  • Article:Spotlight


    8. On which continent did artist Alexandra Nechita unveil her first sculpture about peace?

    1. Singapore
    2. Europe
    3. Africa
    4. Asia

  • Article:Top 5


    9. With which country did the U.S. trade $290 billion worth of goods?

    1. Canada
    2. China
    3. Mexico
    4. Japan

  • Article:"Here Comes China"


    10. Do you think it's important for the U.S. and China to trade with each other? Explain.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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