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News Scoop April 12, 2002



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

Comprehension Quiz

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: Turn It Off!


    1. When is TV-Turnoff Week?

    1. March 17-23
    2. April 22-28
    3. June 14-20

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    2. When did TV-Turnoff Week begin?

    1. 1857
    2. 1900
    3. 1995

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    3. Who will participate in this year's TV-Turnoff Week?

    1. People in every state
    2. People in more than 12 countries
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    4. There is only one activity that kids spend more time doing than watching TV. What is this one activity?

    1. Reading
    2. Sleeping
    3. Walking

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    5. Which of the following are effects of watching too much TV?

    1. Bad eating habits and too little exercise
    2. Bad behavior
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    6. A new study shows that kids who watched more than one hour of TV a day were more likely to...

    1. show aggressive behavior as they grew older.
    2. grow to be healthy adults.
    3. become actors or actresses when they grew up.

  • Article: Can We Stop a War?


    7. Why have Israelis and Palestinians been enemies for years?

    1. Both groups want to leave the Middle East and move to the U.S.
    2. Both claim to have historic rights to the same land in the Middle East.
    3. None of the Above

  • Article: Can We Stop a War?


    8. According to the map on page 3, which country does not border Israel?

    1. Egypt
    2. Jordan
    3. United States

  • Article: Top 5


    9. According to the Top 5, the people in which country watch the most television every day?

    1. Greece
    2. United States
    3. Italy

  • Article: Turn It Off!


    10. Think of two reasons for kids to watch less TV and spend more time doing other activities. Come up with reasons that are not already included in this article.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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