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World Report February 9, 2007

This Issue:
Table of Contents
Cover Story
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Comprehension Quiz
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Comprehension Quiz

America's Top Diplomat

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:"One Tough Job"


    1. The story is mostly about

    1. Condoleezza Rice's childhood in Birmingham, Alabama.
    2. Condoleezza Rice and her job as Secretary of State.
    3. the responsibilities of the Secretary of State.
    4. the decisions that Condoleezza Rice has made.

  • Article:"One Tough Job"


    2. Which of the words below does not describe Condoleezza Rice?

    1. focused
    2. hardworking
    3. idle
    4. determined

  • Article:"One Tough Job"


    3. Condoleezza Rice originally planned to study

    1. political science.
    2. medicine.
    3. law.
    4. music.

  • Article:"One Tough Job"


    4. You can tell from reading this article

    1. that Condoleezza Rice works hard.
    2. what Condoleezza Rice's next job will be.
    3. what Condoleezza Rice thinks about the war in Iraq.
    4. that Condoleezza Rice enjoys traveling.

  • Article:"One Tough Job"


    5. Which of the following statements is an opinion?

    1. Condoleezza Rice traveled to 33 countries last year.
    2. Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State on January 26, 2005.
    3. The Secretary of State travels too much.
    4. Condoleezza Rice finished college at age 19.

  • Article:"New Clues to a Mystery"


    6. In what direction is Durrington Walls from Stonehenge?

    1. Southwest
    2. Northeast
    3. Southeast
    4. Northwest

  • Article:"Top 5: Tallest Presidents"


    7. All of the following Presidents were the same height except

    1. Thomas Jefferson.
    2. George Washington.
    3. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    4. Chester A. Arthur.

  • Article:"A Father's Story"


    8. In which country did the Frank family hide from the Nazis?

    1. the Netherlands
    2. Cuba
    3. Germany
    4. Spain

  • Article:"Predator from the Past"


    9. The frilled shark is called a "living fossil" because

    1. it is known to have a long life span.
    2. it lives deep underwater and is rarely seen by humans.
    3. it swims near rocks where fossils are formed.
    4. its body has not changed much since prehistoric times.

  • Article:"One Tough Job"


    10. How can the U.S. Secretary of State help other countries?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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