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World Report September 24, 2004

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

Comprehension Quiz

"Ivan Hits"

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:"Ivan the Terrible!"


    1. How do scientists explain the increase in tropical storms?

    1. There are more people living along the U.S. coastline.
    2. Ocean-surface temperatures are rising.
    3. Ocean temperatures are getting cooler.
    4. It is getting easier to predict when hurricanes will happen.

  • Article:"Ivan the Terrible!"


    2. What does a storm need to become a hurricane?

    1. wet weather
    2. winds
    3. warm ocean waters
    4. All of the above

  • Article:"Ivan the Terrible!"


    3. In which book would you find more information about hurricanes?

    1. The Environmental Atlas of the United States
    2. Understanding Weather and Climate
    3. Lost at Sea
    4. To Space and Back

  • Article:"No End in Sight for the Crisis in Sudan"


    4. Sudan is located on which continent?

    1. Africa
    2. Chad
    3. South America
    4. Australia

  • Article:"Dinosaur Day Care"


    5. What is a paleontologist?

    1. a scientist who studies life in the past, especially by studying fossils
    2. a kind of dinosaur
    3. a scientist who examines plants
    4. a scientist who studies the planets

  • Article:"Top 5 Costliest Hurricanes"


    6. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit which two states?

    1. Florida and Virginia
    2. South Carolina and Florida
    3. Louisiana and Florida
    4. Mississippi and Virginia

  • Article:"Baseball's New Math"


    7. The main idea of this article is to

    1. tell why it is important to take math in school.
    2. explain how to hit a home run.
    3. get readers interested in playing on a baseball team
    4. show how some baseball teams are using mathematical formulas to play the game.

  • Article:"Tree Houses for Everyone"


    8. What is Forever Young Treehouses?

    1. an organization based in Vermont
    2. a group that creates tree houses for kids with disabilities
    3. a group that uses volunteers to help build tree houses
    4. All of the above

  • Article:"TFK Q&A"


    9. What is the Edge Chronicles?

    1. a movie
    2. a series of books
    3. a planet
    4. a video game

  • Article:"Ivan the Terrible!"


    10. What facts did you learn about hurricanes by reading this story? List three.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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