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World Report February 9, 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:Creatures of the Red Island


    1. What part of the dinosaur did paleontologists find first?

    1. skull bone
    2. lower jaw
    3. foot

  • Article:Creatures of the Red Island


    2. What does the word masiaka mean?

    1. ancient
    2. meat-eater
    3. vicious

  • Article:Creatures of the Red Island


    3. Why do the fossils in Madagascar provide evidence that Africa was once connected to other continents including India and South America?

    1. Similar fossils were found in India and South America.
    2. The fossils have traces of dirt only found in India and South America.
    3. Paleontologists found the same exact fossils in India and South America.

  • Article:Creatures of the Red Island


    4. What does Sampson imply when he says, "Contrary to popular opinion, we still don’t know everything about dinosaurs?"

    1. Many people think that paleontologists know everything about dinosaurs.
    2. Paleontologists don’t know anything about dinosaurs.
    3. Dinosaurs are not important and we don’t need to know anything about them.

  • Article:Shaken India Picks Up the Pieces


    5. How will survivors and rescue teams rebuild Gujarat, India?

    1. build quake-resistant structures
    2. help the hurt and the homeless
    3. Both A and B

  • Article:Spotlight


    6. Sahara Sunday Spain is a 9-year-old violinist.

    1. True
    2. False

  • Article:A New Flag for Georgia


    7. Why were the stars and bars on Georgia’s flag so controversial?

    1. They made the flag look too much like the national flag.
    2. The colors didn’t match the rest of the flag
    3. They were on the Confederate flag

  • Article:Help for the Helpers


    8. Why weren’t the kids in the village of Berivotra in school?

    1. It was a national holiday.
    2. There was no school in Berivotra.
    3. They didn’t feel like it.

  • Article:The Battle for Israeli Votes


    9. What is the main difference between Barak’s and Sharon’s view of the conflict with Palestine?

    1. Sharon will not give up any Israeli territory but Barak will.
    2. Barak will not give up any Israeli territory but Sharon will.
    3. Sharon and Barak have identical views of the conflict.

  • Article:A Trip Back in Time


    10. Why do you think a program like Sojourn to the Past is valuable?

Customize questions 9 and 10

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