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World Report November 2, 2007

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

California's Raging Fires

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:"Fighting a Firestorm"


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. a fierce hurricane.
    2. wildfires in California.
    3. a typical day for a firefighter.
    4. a drought in California.

  • Article:"Fighting a Firestorm"


    2. How many San Diego County residents were forced to evacuate?

    1. about 1,500
    2. more than 500,000
    3. about 720
    4. 1,000,000

  • Article:"Fighting a Firestorm"


    3. The fires were fueled by all of the following except

    1. hot weather.
    2. strong winds.
    3. constant rain.
    4. a severe drought.

  • Article:"Fighting a Firestorm"


    4. The author used the word "hopscotch" in paragraph 1 to express

    1. the color of the flames.
    2. the temperature of the flames.
    3. the movement of the flames.
    4. the shape of the flames.

  • Article:"Border Tensions"


    5. In what direction is Turkey from Iraq?

    1. southeast
    2. northeast
    3. southwest
    4. northwest

  • Article:"Top 5 World Series Appearances"


    6. The team that has appeared in the World Series the most is

    1. the Boston Red Sox.
    2. the New York Yankees.
    3. the Chicago Cubs.
    4. the St. Louis Cardinals.

  • Article:"Good to Go"


    7. Winter the dolphin helped a soldier by

    1. entertaining him with tricks.
    2. showing him how to swim.
    3. trying out a new type of prosthetic.
    4. trying out a new gel that keeps prosthetics in place.

  • Article:"Keeping Languages Alive"


    8. The author wrote this article to

    1. persuade you to learn more languages.
    2. inform you about what is being done to save at-risk languages.
    3. teach you how to speak a new language.
    4. tell you about one endangered language.

  • Article:"Swimming with Sharks"


    9. Which word does not describe Rob Stewart?

    1. adventurous
    2. timid
    3. brave
    4. concerned

  • Article:"Fighting a Firestorm"


    10. How have the wildfires affected the residents of California?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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