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World Report November 19, 2004

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

Comprehension Quiz

"Helping America's Poorest Kids"

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 Fight Against Poverty"


    1. This story is mostly about

    1. poverty in the United States and what some organizations are doing to help.
    2. volunteers who build houses for the poor.
    3. food banks that provide free groceries for needy families.
    4. poor families who live in Mississippi.

  • Article:"The Fight Against Poverty"


    2. People who live in poverty do not have enough money to pay for basic needs. Which of the following is NOT a basic need?

    1. food
    2. television
    3. housing
    4. medical care

  • Article:"The Fight Against Poverty"


    3. How are some organizations working to help fight poverty?

    1. They build houses for poor families.
    2. They provide free groceries for children in needy families.
    3. They work to provide health care.
    4. All of the above

  • Article:"The Death of a Palestinian Leader"


    4. You can tell from reading this article that

    1. Yasser Arafat chose the next leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
    2. elections will not be held for a new Palestinian leader.
    3. Yasser Arafat did not have many followers.
    4. people have differing views of Yasser Arafat's leadership.

  • Article:"The Death of a Palestinian Leader"


    5. Arafat was buried in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Ramallah is located

    1. in the Gaza Strip.
    2. north of Jerusalem.
    3. on the Mediterranean Sea.
    4. in Egypt.

  • Article:"A Change on the President's Team"


    6. Who is President George W. Bush's choice for U.S. attorney general?

    1. John Kerry
    2. John Ashcroft
    3. Alberto Gonzales
    4. Dick Cheney

  • Article:"A Change on the President's Team"


    7. You can tell from reading this article that

    1. the President will not choose new advisers.
    2. many Hispanics have served as U.S. attorney general.
    3. The President does not choose the U.S. attorney general by himself.
    4. Both A and B

  • Article:"Moving Pictures"


    8. Which of the following statements is an opinion about this year's Chicago International Children's Film Festival?

    1. About 24,000 kids attended the festival.
    2. Kids made 36 of the festival's films.
    3. Only child-produced films should be shown at the festival.
    4. The Children's Jury reviews films and presents awards.

  • Article:"Top 5 Holidays for Travel"


    9. About how many Americans traveled last year from Christmas through New Year's Day?

    1. 38 million
    2. 60 million
    3. 50 million
    4. 40 million

  • Article:"The Fight Against Poverty"


    10. List two causes and two effects of poverty in the U.S.

Customize questions 9 and 10

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