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World Report October 4, 2002

This Issue:
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Cover Story - Spanish Version
Mini-Lesson
Comprehension Quiz
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Comprehension Quiz

The Aliens Have Landed!

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:Alien Invasion


    1. Use context clues to determine the definition of the word alien in the following sentence:
    This summer, the quiet town of Crofton, Maryland, was invaded by aliens.

    1. Alien means "someone or something from space"
    2. Alien means "someone or something from the U.S."
    3. Alien means "someone or something from another place"

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    2. Which of the following species is a nonnative species?

    1. Asian long-horned beetle
    2. European Honeybee
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    3. The lake where the snakehead fish lived was poisoned because

    1. Officials wanted to prevent the snakehead fish from doing more damage
    2. Officials don't like the snakehead fish
    3. The snakehead fish was ill

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    4. If a species has become invasive, the species has:

    1. Caused environmental, economic or health problems in our country
    2. Become invisible to the human eye
    3. Made a home in U.S. waterways

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    5. Why is the Asian long-horned beetle not wanted in the United States?

    1. It makes a lot of noise.
    2. It kills healthy trees.
    3. It eats other beetles.

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    6. All nonnative species are harmful to the environment.

    1. True
    2. False

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    7. According to the cover story, which of the following is one reason the nonnative European Honeybee is beneficial to the environment?

    1. It eats bad bugs.
    2. It produces food for local animals.
    3. It provides pollination for valuable crops.

  • Article:Alien Invasion


    8. According to Top 5, which animal lives the longest?

    1. Giant tortoise
    2. Sturgeon
    3. African elephant

  • Article:TFK Q & A (Back Page)


    9. Judy Blume wrote Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing thirty years ago. What year did she write the book?

    1. 1948
    2. 1972
    3. 1990

  • Article:TFK Q & A (Back Page)


    10. Who is the main character in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing?

    1. Fudge
    2. Elliot
    3. Judy

Customize questions 9 and 10

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