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News Scoop January 25, 2008



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

Comprehension Quiz

Picturing Antarctica

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: "An Artist in Antarctica" (Identify Main Idea)


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. a type of bird called a petrel.
    2. an artist's trip to Antarctica.
    3. the most common animals that live in Antarctica.

  • Article: "An Artist in Antarctica" (Recall Facts and Details)


    2. Kim Baranowski has been living on Antarctica for

    1. three days.
    2. three weeks.
    3. three months.

  • Article: "An Artist in Antarctica" (Identify Fact and Opinion)


    3. Which statement is an opinion about Antarctica?

    1. Antarctica is a continent.
    2. Penguins live on Antarctica.
    3. Antarctica is the most beautiful place in the world.

  • Article: "An Artist in Antarctica" (Identify Character Traits)


    4. Which word does not describe Kim Baranowski?

    1. adventurous
    2. fearful
    3. curious

  • Article: "Books to Check Out" (Recall Facts and Details)


    5. Which author won the 2008 Newbery Medal?

    1. Laura Amy Schlitz
    2. Brian Selznick
    3. J.K. Rowling

  • Article: "Books to Check Out" (Make Inferences)


    6. Laura Amy Schlitz would most likely agree that

    1. learning should be fun.
    2. kids learn best when there is silence.
    3. history is boring.

  • Article: "Top 5 Lowest Temperatures" (Read a Bar Graph)


    7. What is the lowest temperature ever recorded?

    1. 0ºF
    2. -150ºF
    3. -129ºF

  • Article: "A Bear-y Cute Baby" (Recall Facts and Details)


    8. How old is the polar bear cub that zookeepers call Flocke?

    1. five days
    2. five months
    3. five weeks

  • Article: "A Bear-y Cute Baby" (Recall Facts and Details)


    9. How does the polar bear cub express what she wants?

    1. She yawns.
    2. She rubs her tummy.
    3. She makes noises.

  • Article: "An Artist in Antarctica" (Draw Conclusions)


    10. How does Baranowski hope her art will affect others?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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