NEWS SCOOP EDITION:
April 12, 2002
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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:
Turn It Off!
1.
When is TV-Turnoff Week?
A.
March 17-23
B.
April 22-28
C.
June 14-20
Article:
Turn It Off!
2.
When did TV-Turnoff Week begin?
A.
1857
B.
1900
C.
1995
Article:
Turn It Off!
3.
Who will participate in this year's TV-Turnoff Week?
A.
People in every state
B.
People in more than 12 countries
C.
Both A and B
Article:
Turn It Off!
4.
There is only one activity that kids spend more time doing than watching TV. What is this one activity?
A.
Reading
B.
Sleeping
C.
Walking
Article:
Turn It Off!
5.
Which of the following are effects of watching too much TV?
A.
Bad eating habits and too little exercise
B.
Bad behavior
C.
Both A and B
Article:
Turn It Off!
6.
A new study shows that kids who watched more than one hour of TV a day were more likely to...
A.
show aggressive behavior as they grew older.
B.
grow to be healthy adults.
C.
become actors or actresses when they grew up.
Article:
Can We Stop a War?
7.
Why have Israelis and Palestinians been enemies for years?
A.
Both groups want to leave the Middle East and move to the U.S.
B.
Both claim to have historic rights to the same land in the Middle East.
C.
None of the Above
Article:
Can We Stop a War?
8.
According to the map on page 3, which country does
not
border Israel?
A.
Egypt
B.
Jordan
C.
United States
Article:
Top 5
9.
According to the Top 5, the people in which country watch the most television every day?
A.
Greece
B.
United States
C.
Italy
Article:
Turn It Off!
10.
Think of two reasons for kids to watch less TV and spend more time doing other activities. Come up with reasons that are not already included in this article.
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