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World Report November 1, 2002

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

Hard Times in the U.S.A.

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:Key Races to Watch This Election Day


    1. According to the map on page 2, which of the following states has both a Senate race and a Governor’s race in 2002?

    1. Virginia
    2. Texas
    3. Ohio

  • Article:Key Races to Watch This Election Day


    2. Why does the President want the Republicans to win control of both houses of Congress?

    1. It will be easier for the President to get laws passed that he supports.
    2. He wants the Republicans to lose their seats in Congress.
    3. President Bush does not want the Republicans to win control.

  • Article:Did this Box belong to Jesus’s Family?


    3. What object may be the oldest artifact to bear Jesus’s name?

    1. An ancient stone box
    2. An engraved sword
    3. A handmade pot

  • Article:Money Troubles


    4. Use facts from the article to identify which of the following answers correctly describes a "sluggish economy."

    1. There are many unemployed professionals.
    2. Many people are experiencing money troubles.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Money Troubles


    5. What is a recession?

    1. A period of time when the number of people who don’t have jobs increases
    2. A period of time when people are investing a lot of money in the stock market
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Money Troubles


    6. Which of the following factors made the booming economy of the 1990s begin to slow down?

    1. People started to question the value of Internet companies.
    2. People lost faith in big businesses.
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Money Troubles


    7. When people spend less money, how is the economy affected?

    1. The economy gets worse because there are fewer orders so more people lose jobs.
    2. The economy gets better because the money that people save starts to build up.
    3. The economy is not affected when people spend less money.

  • Article:Money Troubles


    8. Who has been hit the hardest by the current economic slowdown?

    1. Extremely wealthy people have been hit the hardest.
    2. The poorest people in America have been hit the hardest.
    3. People are not affected by the current economic slowdown.

  • Article:The Stock Market


    9. As more people want to buy a stock…

    1. the price of the stock increases
    2. the price of the stock decreases
    3. the price of the stock stays the same

  • Article:Word Bank


    10. Use the definition of unemployment rate given in the Word Bank to calculate the following: If 3 out of 100 Americans do not have jobs, what is the unemployment rate?

    1. 5%
    2. 3%
    3. 30%

Customize questions 9 and 10

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