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World Report February 27, 2004

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

"Baseball's Big Deal"

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:"A Tremendous Trade"


    1. This article is mostly about

    1. the Yankees' trade for the highest-paid baseball player, Alex Rodriguez.
    2. the debate over baseball players' high salaries.
    3. the Yankees' all-star shortstop, Derek Jeter.
    4. Both A and B

  • Article:"A Tremendous Trade"


    2. Which of the following is an opinion about Alex Rodriguez?

    1. His contract earns him $252 million over 10 years.
    2. His salary is too high.
    3. He used to play shortstop for the Texas Rangers.
    4. He is the highest-paid player in the Major Leagues.

  • Article:"A Tremendous Trade"


    3. Teams pay for players' salaries by selling

    1. tickets and TV rights.
    2. ad space in ballparks.
    3. food and souvenirs.
    4. All of the above

  • Article:"Dean's Run Is All Done"


    4. Dean dropped out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination because

    1. he was the front-runner.
    2. he didn't have enough money or support.
    3. he decided to run for governor of Vermont instead.
    4. Both A and B

  • Article:"A New Move Toward Peace"


    5. Which of the following is NOT a fact about Kashmir?

    1. It is a mostly Muslim region in the Himalaya mountains.
    2. It is controlled by India, Pakistan and China.
    3. It has set off two of the three wars Pakistan and India have fought since 1947.
    4. It is a region that neither Pakistan nor India wishes to control.

  • Article:"A New Move Toward Peace"


    6. You can tell from reading this article that India and Pakistan

    1. have never held formal peace talks.
    2. have many differences that will not be resolved easily.
    3. refuse to compromise.
    4. do not care what happens to Kashmir.

  • Article:"A New Move Toward Peace"


    7. The area of Kashmir that is controlled by Pakistan is mostly in the

    1. northwest.
    2. southwest.
    3. northeast.
    4. southeast.

  • Article:"Profiles in African-American History: Thurgood Marshall"


    8. Who was Thurgood Marshall?

    1. He was a civil rights lawyer.
    2. He was a public-school teacher.
    3. He was a Supreme Court judge.
    4. Both A and C

  • Article:"Profiles in African-American History: Thurgood Marshall"


    9. The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case

    1. made it against the law to have separate public schools for blacks and whites.
    2. allowed Thurgood Marshall to become a Supreme Court justice.
    3. established Black History month.
    4. None of the above

  • Article:"A Tremendous Trade"


    10. Which profession do you think should receive the highest salaries? Explain.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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