WORLD REPORT EDITION:
September 19, 2003
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:
Make Room for the New Kids
1.
Michelle Meyers’s biggest fear is that
A.
she will forget her classroom number.
B.
she will get lost.
C.
she won’t be able to sleep the night before the first day.
D.
she won’t see any familiar faces.
Article:
Make Room for the New Kids
2.
Which of the following statements from the article is NOT a fact?
A.
Fifteen percent of American kids between the ages of 5 and 14 move each year.
B.
A family move is the Number 1 reason kids change schools.
C.
The beginning of the school year is the best time of year.
D.
Last month, 93,000 jobs were lost in the United States.
Article:
Make Room for the New Kids
3.
A student starting school at Hopkins Academy in Victoria, Texas, is most likely to feel
A.
frightened by all the unfamiliar faces.
B.
lost, because they’ve never toured the building.
C.
unwelcome, because only former students receive welcome packets.
D.
comfortable, because they’ve already visited the school and met teachers.
Article:
A Taste of History
4.
The Ancient Aztecs used cocoa seeds
A.
to lower their blood pressure.
B.
to show respect for a dead king.
C.
as money.
D.
to make chocolate bars.
Article:
A Taste of History
5.
What does the author mean when he says, "Back then, money really did grow on trees!"?
A.
Money is made from paper, and paper is made from trees.
B.
The Aztecs used cocoa seeds, which grow on cocoa trees, as money.
C.
At one time, dollar bills actually grew on trees.
D.
Mayans used leaves as money.
Article:
A Taste of History
6.
Europeans first tasted chocolate
A.
in the 1500’s.
B.
in the 1400’s.
C.
in 1998.
D.
1,500 years ago.
Article:
A Taste of History
7.
The author wrote this article to
A.
show how unhealthy chocolate is.
B.
discuss a museum exhibit and explain the history of chocolate.
C.
argue that chocolate isn’t as unhealthy as was once thought.
D.
convince you to eat chocolate.
Article:
Top 5
8.
Vanilla, chocolate and Neapolitan combined make up what percentage of the most popular ice cream?
A.
28%
B.
36%
C.
23%
D.
43%
Article:
What’s Up, Kid Doc?
9.
What does Sho Yano mean when he says, "I’m not some kind of unapproachable monster. I’m a regular kid"?
Article:
Downloaders Face the Music
10.
Write a quote from the article that shows Sarah McLachlan’s opinion.
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