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World Report April 4, 2003

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

Comprehension Quiz

At War In Iraq

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:No Smoking Inside


    1. New York passed a bill that bans

    1. eating in public.
    2. smoking in public businesses.
    3. talking on a cell phone in public.

  • Article:Alabama Flips Over Its Helen Keller Quarter


    2. In which book would you find more information about Helen Keller?

    1. Encyclopedia of Coins
    2. The Life of Helen Keller
    3. Atlas of the United States

  • Article:Alabama Flips Over Its Helen Keller Quarter


    3. Which sentence is not a fact included in the story?

    1. Alabama schoolchildren helped design the states's new quarter.
    2. Alabama's quarter is the first U.S. coin to have Braille.
    3. Alabama's quarter is the most beautiful quarter.

  • Article:A Mighty Twinkle


    4. The author wrote this story to

    1. describe how the Hubble Space Telescope works.
    2. explain changes in a star and what scientists may learn from it.
    3. tell a folktale about the sun.

  • Article:Top 5


    5. How are the cities of Astoria and Tallahassee alike?

    1. Both cities are in the southern part of the United States.
    2. Both cities had over 60 inches of rain last year.
    3. Both cities had less than 60 inches of rain last year.

  • Article:What’s Going on in Iraq?


    6. Another goal is what President Bush calls "regime change"—removing Saddam Hussein from power and replacing him with a fairer, more democratic government.
    In this context, a "regime" is

    1. a government that is in power.
    2. an article of clothing.
    3. a country.

  • Article:What’s Going on in Iraq?


    7. What is an alliance?

    1. An alliance is a union between nations for some common purpose.
    2. An alliance is a plant that grows in the rain forest.
    3. An alliance is a form of government.

  • Article:Life for the Troops


    8. True or false? Soldiers get to sleep whenever they want.

    1. True
    2. False

  • Article:An Eye Inside Titanic


    9. What was used to explore the sunken ship Titanic?

    1. Deep sea divers
    2. Underwater robot cameras
    3. Dolphins

  • Article:Alabama Flips Over Its Helen Keller Quarter


    10. If your state released a new quarter, who would you want the coin to feature? Explain your answer.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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