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World Report December 19, 2008



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

Comprehension Quiz

2008 Year in Pictures

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: "Pictures of 2008" (Identify Main Idea)


    1. This article is mainly about

    1. memorable news events from 2008.
    2. the most important news events of the century.
    3. sports highlights from 2008.
    4. the job of a photographer.

  • Article: "Pictures of 2008" (Recall Facts and Details)


    2. Who won eight gold medals at the Olympics?

    1. Venus Williams
    2. Usain Bolt
    3. Michael Phelps
    4. Eli Manning

  • Article: "Pictures of 2008" (Make Inferences)


    3. In the photo from January 11, Marion Jones looks

    1. confused.
    2. ashamed.
    3. jealous.
    4. calm.

  • Article: "Pictures of 2008" (Make Inferences)


    4. "Life is too short...to dwell on what might have been," said...

    1. Barack Obama.
    2. Hillary Clinton.
    3. Michael Phelps.
    4. David Cook.

  • Article: "Pictures of 2008" (Categorize News Events)


    5. The discovery of water ice on Mars is best described as

    1. science news.
    2. education news.
    3. sports news.
    4. entertainment news.

  • Article: "Dogs Want Fair Play" (Interpret Figurative Language)


    6. In paragraph 1, the expression "to sniff out" means

    1. to prevent.
    2. to smell.
    3. to pick up on.
    4. to play fair.

  • Article: "Dogs Want Fair Play" (Identify Cause and Effect)


    7. One dog in the photo is refusing to play because

    1. he is turning away.
    2. the other dog took his treat.
    3. neither he nor the other dog was rewarded.
    4. the other dog was rewarded, but he wasn't.

  • Article: "U.S. Gets a Good Grade" (Read a Graph)


    8. Fourth graders in what country made the biggest math gains?

    1. United States
    2. Hong Kong
    3. England
    4. Australia

  • Article: "A Princess in Peril" (Identify Figures of Speech)


    9. The title of this story is an example of

    1. personification.
    2. metaphor.
    3. imagery.
    4. alliteration.

  • Article: "Pictures of 2008" (Draw Conclusions)


    10. Which 2008 news event had the greatest impact on you? Explain.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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