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World Report December 15, 2000

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

Comprehension Quiz

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:Pictures of the Year


    1. The creator of which cartoon died on February 12, 2000?

    1. Peanuts
    2. Rugrats
    3. Archie

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    2. Who replaced Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia?

    1. Vojislav Kostunica
    2. Vladimir Putin
    3. Slobodon Milosevic

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    3. What word would you use to describe the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians?

    1. Friendly
    2. Violent
    3. Peaceful

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    4. What out-of-this-world home got its first live-in crew in November?

    1. The Hubble
    2. The International Space Station
    3. Mars

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    5. The discovery of the order of billions of proteins that make up our human genes will enable us to:

    1. Cure a variety of human diseases
    2. Assemble a nearly perfect skeleton of a t-rex named Sue.
    3. Detect life on Mars

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    6. Venus and Serena Williams were the first sisters to:

    1. Win Wimbledon's tennis doubles title
    2. Break the genetic code
    3. Light the Olympic Flame

  • Article:Pictures of the Year


    7. Why did President Clinton visit South Asia?

    1. He wanted to bring Elian back to the U.S.
    2. He wanted to encourage peace in India and Pakistan.
    3. He wanted to unite families who have been separated for over 50 years.

  • Article:Gates Gives a Grand Gift


    8. What word do you think members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America would use to describe Bill Gates?

    1. Selfish
    2. Generous
    3. Forgiving

  • Article:Signs of Water on Mars


    9. Why is the discovery of signs of water on Mars important?

  • Article:Cartoon of the Week


    10. What message did the artist of Cartoon of the Week want to convey?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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