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World Report September 12, 2008



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

Comprehension Quiz

John McCain

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: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Identify Main Idea)


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. the 2008 presidential election.
    2. Senator John McCain's family.
    3. Hurricane Gustav.
    4. the Republican National Convention.

  • Article: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Identify Cause and Effect)


    2. President Bush did not go to the convention as planned because

    1. he does not support Senator John McCain.
    2. he was focused on Hurricane Gustav.
    3. he appeared on a giant screen.
    4. he was out of the country.

  • Article: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Recall Facts and Details)


    3. McCain has been all of the following except

    1. a governor.
    2. a senator.
    3. a naval officer.
    4. a prisoner of war.

  • Article: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Make Inferences)


    4. Senator Joseph Lieberman's quote in paragraph 3 means that

    1. he supports Obama even though Obama is a Democrat.
    2. he supports Obama because Obama is a Democrat.
    3. he supports McCain even though McCain is a Republican.
    4. he supports McCain because McCain is a Republican.

  • Article: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Recall Facts and Details)


    5. Governor Sarah Palin is the first woman

    1. to run for Vice President for a major party.
    2. to run for Vice President for the Republican Party.
    3. to be elected governor.
    4. to make a speech at a Republican National Convention.

  • Article: "The Arctic Ice Is Melting" (Interpret Figurative Language)


    6. The expression "sound the alarm" in the first sentence means

    1. to give up.
    2. to be the first to notice something.
    3. to prevent something bad from happening.
    4. to alert others about a situation.

  • Article: "The Arctic Ice Is Melting" (Read a Map)


    7. The map shows that

    1. there is no longer any ice in the Arctic.
    2. there is the same amount of ice as always in the Arctic.
    3. there is less ice than usual in the Arctic.
    4. there is more ice than usual in the Arctic.

  • Article: "Feeling the Pinch" (Recall Facts and Details)


    8. In order to save money, some school districts have

    1. combined or cut bus routes.
    2. gotten rid of buses.
    3. shortened the school week to four days.
    4. All of the above

  • Article: "One Busy Hurricane Season" (Read a Diagram)


    9. A hurricane gets its start on which continent?

    1. Africa
    2. Europe
    3. North America
    4. South America

  • Article: "The Republicans Get Rolling" (Draw Conclusions)


    10. Explain what makes this election historic.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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