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World Report April 19, 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:Top 5


    1. Which of the following trees is the most common tree in the U.S.?

    1. Black Cherry
    2. Black Willow
    3. Silver Maple

  • Article:The United States Needs April Showers


    2. How much of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought?

    1. 1/5 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.
    2. 1/2 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.
    3. 1/10 of the continental U.S. is suffering from a drought.

  • Article:A Lost Treasure May Be Rebuilt


    3. Who is Afghanistan's temporary leader?

    1. Osama Bin Laden
    2. Hamid Karzai
    3. President George Bush

  • Article:A Lost Treasure May Be Rebuilt


    4. What is one positive effect that rebuilding the statues of Buddha may bring?

    1. It may provide jobs for Afghan artists.
    2. It will improve the weather in Afghanistan.
    3. It will have no positive effects.

  • Article:Saving Florida's River of Grass


    5. Why did humans drain away much of the Everglades' water?

    1. They were allergic to the water.
    2. They wanted to hurt the animals.
    3. They wanted dry land on which to build homes and plant crops.

  • Article:Saving Florida's River of Grass


    6. Why are the Everglades sometimes called a River of Grass?

    1. The Everglades are really a shallow river flowing through a saw-grass field.
    2. The Everglades are actually just grass patches.
    3. The Everglades are never called a River of Grass.

  • Article:Saving Florida's River of Grass


    7. The canals carry fresh water from Lake Okeechobee to which ocean?

    1. Pacific Ocean
    2. Atlantic Ocean
    3. Indian Ocean

  • Article:Pitch in for the Planet


    8. What can you do to protect the air, water and soil?

    1. Recycle batteries.
    2. Cut down on garbage.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Chasing Butterflies


    9. What is a scientist who studies moths and butterflies called?

    1. Lepidopterist
    2. Podiatrist
    3. Dentist

  • Article:Saving Florida's River of Grass


    10. The draining of Florida's Everglades is an example of how people don't always know the effects of their actions on the environment. Can you think of something that people currently do that may have a negative, long-term effect on the environment?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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