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World Report April 23, 2004

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

Comprehension Quiz

"A Thirsty World"

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:"Water Troubles"


    1. This article is mostly about the

    1. world's water problems.
    2. many ways you and your family can save water.
    3. pollution of our water supply.
    4. water cycle.

  • Article:"Water Troubles"


    2. Which of the following is NOT a fact about the world's water?

    1. More than one billion people do not have safe drinking water.
    2. Most of the earth is made up of fresh water.
    3. Eighty of the world's 193 countries suffer from water shortages.
    4. The earth is about 75% water.

  • Article:"Water Troubles"


    3. Which of the following threatens our water sources?

    1. pollution
    2. drought
    3. conservation of water
    4. Both A and B

  • Article:"Warning: Animals at Risk"


    4. The word critically most closely means

    1. seriously
    2. carefully
    3. hardly
    4. mildly

  • Article:"Ready to Make Some Noise"


    5. A cicada is a

    1. tree.
    2. bug.
    3. worm.
    4. shrub.

  • Article:"Warning: Animals at Risk"


    6. About how many species are critically endangered?

    1. 300
    2. 100
    3. 15
    4. 9

  • Article:"Food for Thought"


    7. Which of the following is an opinion about school gardens?

    1. About 25,000 U.S. schools involve students in gardening activities.
    2. Some teachers use school gardens to teach lessons in math and art.
    3. School gardens are the best way to teach students math, art and science.
    4. All of the above

  • Article:"Food for Thought"


    8. You can tell from reading this article that

    1. gardening takes too much time away from math.
    2. gardening is another way to learn in school.
    3. gardening is an activity that kids do not enjoy.
    4. gardening will soon replace gym in many schools.

  • Article:"Top 5"


    9. Which of the following states has about 22 million acres of forestland?

    1. Idaho
    2. Alaska
    3. California
    4. Montana

  • Article:"Food for Thought"


    10. Students at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in California study math by measuring vegetable beds. What are some other ways that teachers and students can use a garden to study math?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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