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WORLD REPORT EDITION:
February 10, 2006		Name:_______________________________________

Directions: Do you have a nose for the news? Find out by answering the following questions from this week's TIME FOR KIDS magazine. Just circle the letter next to the correct answer or write your answer below the question.

Article: "Is It Snooping or Saving Lives?"

1.	What is a synonym for eavesdropping?

A.	snooping
B.	eating
C.	sleeping
D.	leaning

Article: "Is It Snooping or Saving Lives?"

2.	Which paragraph would you read to find the main idea of the story?

A.	first
B.	second
C.	third
D.	fourth

Article: "Is It Snooping or Saving Lives?"

3.	What does the National Security Agency do?

A.	It conducts surveys to find out what Americans think on certain issues.
B.	It monitors the overseas phone calls and e-mails of certain Americans.
C.	It issues warrants to citizens for making overseas phone calls.
D.	It makes and passes laws to protect Americans.

Article: "Is It Snooping or Saving Lives?"

4.	What is a warrant?

A.	a bill for making an overseas call
B.	a license to drive
C.	a guarantee that a person will do something
D.	a document giving legal power to do something

Article: "A Civil Rights Champion Dies"

5.	You can tell from this story that Coretta Scott King

A.	wanted people to remember her husband's dream of ending racism in the U.S.
B.	continued to work for peace and justice after her husband died.
C.	lived in Atlanta, Georgia.
D.	Both A and B

Article: Top 5

6.	Where do most people go to get a dog?

A.	a family member or friend
B.	a pet store
C.	a shelter or pound
D.	a breeder

Article: "Do You Sudoku?"

7.	Which of the following statements is an opinion about sudoku?

A.	Sudoku can be played only on a computer.
B.	Sudoku is more difficult to play than chess.
C.	Sudoku is a game played with numbers in a grid.
D.	Sudoku appeared in the U.S. more than 25 years ago.

Article: "The President Presents His Plan"

8.	What topics did the President talk about in his State of the Union speech?

A.	the war in Iraq
B.	alternative fuels
C.	math and science education
D.	All of the above

Article: "A New Justice Joins the Court"

9.	Samuel A. Alito Jr. serves in which branch of the U.S. government?

A.	the Senate
B.	judicial
C.	legislative
D.	executive

Article: "Eyes on the Prize"

10.	Do you think students should earn rewards for going to school? Explain.