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World Report September 19, 2008



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

Comprehension Quiz

Everyone Can Help

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: "Changing the World" (Identify Main Idea)


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. a service project that one group of kids took part in.
    2. community service around the world.
    3. life in the township of Soweto.
    4. one kid's trip to South Africa.

  • Article: "Changing the World" (Identify Author's Purpose)


    2. The author included a fact about Bushwick High School to show

    1. that kids in Bushwick face big challenges.
    2. that kids in Bushwick have it easy.
    3. that the government needs to focus on education.
    4. that high school students should do more community service.

  • Article: "Changing the World" (Recall Facts and Details)


    3. To help the families in Soweto, the kids from Bushwick

    1. tended vegetable gardens.
    2. cared for babies.
    3. bought groceries.
    4. All of the above

  • Article: "Changing the World" (Infer Character Traits)


    4. Which word does not describe Queen Clyde?

    1. self-centered
    2. reflective
    3. compassionate
    4. concerned

  • Article: "Stronger, Faster... Bravest" (Make Inferences)


    5. Who competes in the Paralympic Games?

    1. top athletes with disabilities
    2. the exact same athletes who compete in the Olympic Games
    3. athletes who tried out but did not qualify for the Olympics
    4. only athletes from the United States, South Africa and China

  • Article: "Top 5 U.S. States for Volunteering" (Recall Facts and Details)


    6. The top U.S. state for volunteering is

    1. Montana.
    2. Alaska.
    3. Nebraska.
    4. Utah.

  • Article: "Making Peace" (Identify Figures of Speech)


    7. To make a point (in paragraph 3), the Dalai Lama used

    1. personification.
    2. alliteration.
    3. a metaphor.
    4. a simile.

  • Article: "Digging the Dirt" (Identify Fact and Opinion)


    8. Which statement is an opinion?

    1. There are living creatures inside of soil.
    2. All farmers should use machines to punch seeds into soil.
    3. Each year, the Earth loses fertile soil.
    4. Soil is made up of sand, rocks, plants and dead organisms.

  • Article: "Digging the Dirt" (Identify Cause and Effect)


    9. Which is not a cause of soil loss?

    1. construction
    2. conservation
    3. drought
    4. flooding

  • Article: "Changing the World" (Draw Conclusions)


    10. How did the trip change the lives of the Bushwick students?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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