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World Report 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. what people across the U.S. are doing to celebrate Earth Day.
    2. how kids are pitching in to make their town more green.
    3. what schools are doing to teach kids about the environment.
    4. how a town destroyed by a tornado is rebuilding the green way.

  • Article:"A Fresh Start" (Identify Figurative Language)


    2. To describe how the tornado hit Greensburg, the author used

    1. personification.
    2. alliteration.
    3. rhyme.
    4. hyperbole.

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


    3. The word green as it is used in the story means

    1. jealous.
    2. good for the earth.
    3. nutritious.
    4. modern.

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


    4. Which word best describes the people of Greensburg?

    1. mature
    2. resilient
    3. hospitable
    4. cautious

  • Article:"A Fresh Start" (Identify Cause and Effect)


    5. Deforestation in the Amazon results from

    1. farmers clearing the land to plant crops or graze cattle.
    2. loggers cutting down trees for wood and paper.
    3. global warming.
    4. Both A and B

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


    6. Which city has the cleanest air?

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

  • Article:"Farms in the City" (Recall Facts and Details)


    7. Which statement about urban agriculture is not true?

    1. It allows people to know where their food comes from.
    2. It causes pollution.
    3. It beautifies cities.
    4. It cultivates neighborhoods.

  • Article:"Bugging Out" (Recall Facts and Details)


    8. David Rogers's first sculpture was of a

    1. praying mantis.
    2. dinosaur.
    3. daddy longlegs.
    4. spider.

  • Article:"Bugging Out" (Identify Fact and Opinion)


    9. Which statement is an opinion?

    1. David Rogers has sculpted 25-foot long ants.
    2. David Rogers builds creatures using natural materials.
    3. David Rogers carved a praying mantis out of black-locust wood.
    4. David Rogers's sculptures are scarier than living creatures.

  • 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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