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World Report October 10, 2003

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

Comprehension Quiz

"Creative Geniuses"

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:Homework Overload: A Myth?


    1. The purpose of this article is to

    1. present the findings of two recent studies on homework.
    2. share the results of a nutrition survey.
    3. convince American students to do their homework.
    4. show which countries have the most students.

  • Article:A Friendly Visit to Europe


    2. Which two places did the First Lady visit last week?

    1. Russia and Iraq
    2. Iraq and France
    3. France and Iraq
    4. Paris and Moscow

  • Article:TOP 5


    3. From the graph, you can tell that

    1. more American farmers grow red delicious apples than any other type of apple.
    2. Americans do not buy apples.
    3. Americans eat only one kind of apple.
    4. more American farmers grow Granny Smith apples than red delicious apples.

  • Article:Small Wonders


    4. The main idea of this article is to

    1. describe kids who have special talent.
    2. explain how to start a jazz band.
    3. get readers interested in painting.
    4. convince readers to write their own music.

  • Article:Small Wonders


    5. Who is shown on the cover of this week’s magazine?

    1. Laura Bush
    2. Matt Savage
    3. Junichi Ono
    4. Robert Butterworth

  • Article:Pulling the Plug


    6. The National Do Not Call Registry is

    1. a group of national telemarketers.
    2. a new government agency.
    3. a list of people’s names who do not want to receive calls from telemarketers.
    4. a telephone company.

  • Article:Pulling the Plug


    7. What does the word ban mean?

    1. an order forbidding something
    2. an official lawsuit
    3. to unite in a group
    4. to hang up on someone

  • Article:Meet the New Marathon Man


    8. Paul Tergat recently set the world record in what event?

    1. the marathon
    2. speed skating
    3. wrestling
    4. archery

  • Article:Happy Sweet 116!


    9. From the article, you can tell that Kamato Hongo

    1. is respected in Japan.
    2. is a hero to people who live near her.
    3. has not had many birthdays.
    4. A and B

  • Article:Happy Sweet 116!


    10. How do you honor the elderly people in your life?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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