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World Report November 21, 2003

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Comprehension Quiz

"The Coolest Inventions of 2003"

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:The Coolest Inventions of 2003


    1. One of the benefits of FluMist is

    1. it is painless.
    2. it is a needle.
    3. it makes people sick.
    4. it costs about $50.

  • Article:The Coolest Inventions of 2003


    2. Which of the following statements is not a fact about the ice bike?

    1. The ice bike has no plastic parts.
    2. Doug Stoup invented the ice bike.
    3. It costs $3,500.
    4. It cannot move in ice, sleet or snow.

  • Article:The Coolest Inventions of 2003


    3. Which of the following best describes an inventor?

    1. athletic
    2. young
    3. curious
    4. scared

  • Article:A Golden Discovery


    4. What did the marine archaeologists find when they were investigating the shipwreck?

    1. 80 loose gold coins
    2. 2 wooden crates
    3. $120 million dollars
    4. both A and B

  • Article:A Golden Discovery


    5. If the S.S. Republic had not sunk, the coins would most likely have been used

    1. to help New Orleans rebuild after the Civil War.
    2. to help New Orleans rebuild after a violent hurricane.
    3. to display in a museum.
    4. to pay the captain of the ship.

  • Article:A Change of Plans in Iraq


    6. The phrase "scaled back" means

    1. reduced.
    2. increased.
    3. removed.
    4. climbed.

  • Article:A Change of Plans in Iraq


    7. The U.S. government wants Paul Bremer to

    1. remain in the United States.
    2. write the Iraqi Constitution.
    3. speed up the transfer of power into Iraqi hands.
    4. give up his position as the chief U.S. administrator in Iraq.

  • Article:Senators Talk, Talk and Talk


    8. A filibuster can

    1. allow senators to talk continuously.
    2. delay a final vote.
    3. prevent the start of a vote.
    4. All of the Above

  • Article:Senators Talk, Talk and Talk


    9. Republicans are using the filibuster

    1. because they don't want Democrats to vote on the judges.
    2. because they need to practice their speech-making skills.
    3. because Democrats refuse to vote on three new judges.
    4. because they love to talk.

  • Article:A Tradition of Giving or Spotlight


    10. How are some kids in this week's issue of TFK showing they care? What could you do for your community to show that you care?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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