ad ad
Teaching Resources

Worksheets

Printable Quizzes

Graphic Organizers

News Scoop September 14, 2007



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

Comprehension Quiz

Honoring Heroes

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: "A Long, Hard Trip to School"


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. the first black students who went to Central High School.
    2. an important Supreme Court decision.
    3. different ways of getting to school.

  • Article: "A Long, Hard Trip to School"


    2. You can tell from the article that President Eisenhower

    1. grew up in Arkansas.
    2. supported the Little Rock Nine.
    3. did not support the Little Rock Nine.

  • Article: "A Long, Hard Trip to School"


    3. One thousand soldiers were sent to Central High School to

    1. protect the town of Little Rock.
    2. stop the Little Rock Nine from entering the school.
    3. protect the Little Rock Nine.

  • Article: "A Long, Hard Trip to School"


    4. What happened in 1955?

    1. Rosa Parks was arrested.
    2. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his “I have a Dream” speech.
    3. The Little Rock Nine entered Central High School.

  • Article: "A Plan for Panama's Canal"


    5. The Panama Canal is being enlarged to

    1. connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
    2. make room for larger ships.
    3. make room for people to swim there.

  • Article: "A Plan for Panama's Canal"


    6. A country that borders Panama is

    1. Mexico.
    2. Costa Rica
    3. Venezuela

  • Article: "Top 5 Spectator Sports"


    7. College basketball received the same number of votes as

    1. NBA.
    2. college football.
    3. NASCAR auto racing.

  • Article: "A Fuzzy Face-Off"


    8. The World Beard and Moustache Championships took place in

    1. the United States.
    2. England.
    3. Germany.

  • Article: "Who's News"


    9. Which word does not describe Kelsey Bohman?

    1. creative
    2. thoughtful
    3. selfish

  • Article: "A Long, Hard Trip to School"


    10. Why is it important to honor the Little Rock Nine today?

Customize questions 9 and 10

ad ad