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World Report September 19, 2003

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

Comprehension Quiz

"You Must Be the New Kid"

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:Make Room for the New Kids


    1. Michelle Meyers’s biggest fear is that

    1. she will forget her classroom number.
    2. she will get lost.
    3. she won’t be able to sleep the night before the first day.
    4. she won’t see any familiar faces.

  • Article:Make Room for the New Kids


    2. Which of the following statements from the article is NOT a fact?

    1. Fifteen percent of American kids between the ages of 5 and 14 move each year.
    2. A family move is the Number 1 reason kids change schools.
    3. The beginning of the school year is the best time of year.
    4. Last month, 93,000 jobs were lost in the United States.

  • Article:Make Room for the New Kids


    3. A student starting school at Hopkins Academy in Victoria, Texas, is most likely to feel

    1. frightened by all the unfamiliar faces.
    2. lost, because they’ve never toured the building.
    3. unwelcome, because only former students receive welcome packets.
    4. comfortable, because they’ve already visited the school and met teachers.

  • Article:A Taste of History


    4. The Ancient Aztecs used cocoa seeds

    1. to lower their blood pressure.
    2. to show respect for a dead king.
    3. as money.
    4. to make chocolate bars.

  • Article:A Taste of History


    5. What does the author mean when he says, "Back then, money really did grow on trees!"?

    1. Money is made from paper, and paper is made from trees.
    2. The Aztecs used cocoa seeds, which grow on cocoa trees, as money.
    3. At one time, dollar bills actually grew on trees.
    4. Mayans used leaves as money.

  • Article:A Taste of History


    6. Europeans first tasted chocolate

    1. in the 1500’s.
    2. in the 1400’s.
    3. in 1998.
    4. 1,500 years ago.

  • Article:A Taste of History


    7. The author wrote this article to

    1. show how unhealthy chocolate is.
    2. discuss a museum exhibit and explain the history of chocolate.
    3. argue that chocolate isn’t as unhealthy as was once thought.
    4. convince you to eat chocolate.

  • Article:Top 5


    8. Vanilla, chocolate and Neapolitan combined make up what percentage of the most popular ice cream?

    1. 28%
    2. 36%
    3. 23%
    4. 43%

  • Article:What’s Up, Kid Doc?


    9. What does Sho Yano mean when he says, "I’m not some kind of unapproachable monster. I’m a regular kid"?

  • Article:Downloaders Face the Music


    10. Write a quote from the article that shows Sarah McLachlan’s opinion.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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