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World Report January 26, 2001

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:Their Native Tongue


    1. What is the name of the Mohawk school mentioned in the article?

    1. Endangered Language Fund
    2. Kwe:kon
    3. The Akwesasne Freedom School

  • Article:Their Native Tongue


    2. What is one reason these students learn both English and their native language?

    1. The students go to high school outside the reservation.
    2. New York State laws require them to learn English.
    3. Neither A nor B

  • Article:Their Native Tongue


    3. The title of the article is "Their Native Tongue". In this context, what does "tongue" mean?

    1. Body part
    2. Language
    3. Food

  • Article:Their Native Tongue


    4. St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is West of what lake?

    1. Lake Erie
    2. Lake Ontario
    3. Lake Champlain

  • Article: Chaos in the Troubled Congo


    5. Which countries border the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

    1. Sudan
    2. Tanzania
    3. Both A and B

  • Article: Chaos in the Troubled Congo


    6. Look at the picture of the Congolese people waiting in line. What word best describes the emotion these people must be feeling?

    1. frustration
    2. joy
    3. excitement

  • Article:Top 5


    7. Which Native American tribe has more than 250,000 members?

    1. Choctaw
    2. Cherokee
    3. Navajo

  • Article: They’re Off to the Super Bowl


    8. Duane Starks said, "It makes no sense to play in the Super Bowl if you’re not going to win it." Is this a fact or an opinion?

    1. Fact
    2. Opinion

  • Article: One Crushing Quake


    9. What natural disaster in El Salvador has killed hundreds and left thousands of people homeless?

    1. Flood
    2. Earthquake
    3. Forest fire

  • Article: Buried Treasure


    10. How did Joseph Severn know that the coins were Roman?

    1. A picture of the rulers of the Roman Empire was found on each coin
    2. "Roman" was written on each one
    3. He found them in Rome, Italy

Customize questions 9 and 10

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