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News Scoop April 18, 2008



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

Comprehension Quiz

Building a Green Town

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 Fresh Start" (Identify Main Idea)


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. how a town destroyed by a tornado is rebuilding the green way.
    2. what people across the U.S. are doing to celebrate Earth Day.
    3. what schools are doing to teach kids about the environment.

  • Article: "A Fresh Start" (Recall Facts and Details)


    2. The new homes in Greensburg will use

    1. more energy than the old homes.
    2. less energy than the old homes.
    3. the same amount of energy as the old homes.

  • Article: "A Fresh Start" (Interpret Vocabulary in Context)


    3. In this story, the word green means

    1. jealous.
    2. nutritious.
    3. good for the Earth.

  • Article: "A Fresh Start" (Draw Conclusions)


    4. Which word best describes the people of Greensburg?

    1. bossy
    2. greedy
    3. resilient

  • Article: "Top 5" (Recall Facts and Details)


    5. Which city has the cleanest air?

    1. Cheyenne, WY
    2. Farmington, NM
    3. Los Angeles, CA

  • Article: "Top 5" (Read a Map)


    6. Two of the Top 5 cities with the cleanest air are in

    1. New Mexico (NM).
    2. California (CA).
    3. Hawaii (HI).

  • Article: "Trouble in the Amazon" (Identify Cause and Effect)


    7. Brazil's Amazon jungle is shrinking because

    1. loggers cut down trees for wood and paper.
    2. farmers clear the land for crops.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: "Trouble in the Amazon" (Recall Facts and Details)


    8. How many square miles of jungle were cleared in five months?

    1. 1,250
    2. 500
    3. 125

  • Article: "Our Giant Footprints" (Identify Fact and Opinion)


    9. Which statement is a fact?

    1. Americans drink too much soda.
    2. Kids should not drink any soda at all.
    3. The average American drinks 43,371 cans of soda in a lifetime.

  • Article: "A Fresh Start" (Draw Conclusions)


    10. How will going green help the people of Greensburg?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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