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World Report November 3, 2006

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

Iraq's Uncertain Future

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:"The War Goes On"


    1. About how many U.S. troops are stationed in Iraq?

    1. 20,000
    2. 40,000
    3. 140,000
    4. 180,000

  • Article:"The War Goes On"


    2. Which of the following would make another good title for this article?

    1. "Iraq's Civil War"
    2. "Iraq's Military History"
    3. "The History of Iraq's Ancient Culture"
    4. "An Update on the War in Iraq"

  • Article:"The U.S. and Iraq: A Troubled History"


    3. When did Nouri al-Maliki become Iraq's prime minister?

    1. April 2006
    2. February 2005
    3. January 2005
    4. June 2004

  • Article:"Boys or Girls Only"


    4. About how many public schools offer single-gender education?

    1. 1,000
    2. 100
    3. 172
    4. 240

  • Article:"The Buzz on an Old Bee!"


    5. How old was the bee fossil that scientists found last week?

    1. 35 million years old
    2. 100 million years old
    3. 10 million years old
    4. 16,000 years old

  • Article:"A Fence for the Border"


    6. President George W. Bush signed a bill to build a fence

    1. along the coast of California.
    2. along part of the U.S. border with Mexico.
    3. around Washington D.C.
    4. along the U.S. border with Canada.

  • Article:"Monkey Madness"


    7. What is being done to handle the monkey problem in New Delhi, India?

    1. Monkeys are being shipped to zoos in the United States.
    2. Monkeys are being caught and sent to forests in other parts of India.
    3. People are ignoring the monkeys.
    4. People are taking monkeys home.

  • Article:"Top 5"


    8. On which instruments did Americans spend 1.1 billion last year?

    1. percussion instruments
    2. wind instruments
    3. pianos
    4. stringed instruments

  • Article:"Spinach Sleuths"


    9. What is a synonym for sleuths?

    1. photographers
    2. police officers
    3. farmers
    4. detectives

  • Article:"Spinach Sleuths"


    10. Do you think that Jack Guzewich has an important job? Explain.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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