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News Scoop October 19, 2007



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

Comprehension Quiz

The Struggle to Learn

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: “Tough Lessons”


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. education for girls in Afghanistan.
    2. all-girl schools in the United States.
    3. schools around the world.

  • Article: “Tough Lessons”


    2. Not long ago, Afghan girls did not go to school because

    1. they did not want to.
    2. the Taliban made sending girls to school illegal.
    3. girls are smarter than boys.

  • Article: “Tough Lessons”


    3. When was the Taliban driven out of power?

    1. 1996
    2. 2007
    3. 2001

  • Article: “Tough Lessons”


    4. Afghanistan is on what continent?

    1. Europe
    2. Asia
    3. Africa

  • Article: “Lies Trip Up Top Athlete”


    5. Marion Jones’s quote in paragraph 1 shows that she feels

    1. bored.
    2. guilty.
    3. happy.

  • Article: “She Commands the Station”


    6. Peggy Whitson is the first

    1. American to walk on the moon.
    2. astronaut to perform experiments in space.
    3. woman to command the International Space Station.

  • Article: “She Commands the Station”


    7. Which statement is a fact?

    1. Women make the best astronauts.
    2. Dr. Shukor is the first Malaysian to travel to space.
    3. Space exploration is very important.

  • Article: “Top 5 Nations with the Most School Hours”


    8. The country with the highest number of school hours is

    1. the Netherlands.
    2. Ireland.
    3. Greece.

  • Article: “Spotlight on Service”


    9. Laura White started an organization that teaches kids to

    1. read.
    2. swim.
    3. sew.

  • Article: “Tough Lessons”


    10. Why is it important for both boys and girls to get an education?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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