WORLD REPORT EDITION:
October 31, 2003
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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:
A Fantastic Fossil Find
1.
What is a paleontologist?
A.
a person who studies life in the past, especially by studying fossils
B.
a member of a space mission
C.
a kind of dinosaur
D.
a creature that lives in the sea
Article:
A Fantastic Fossil Find
2.
The fossil of a
sphenodontian
was found in what country?
A.
California
B.
Argentina
C.
China
D.
United States
Article:
Top 5
3.
Which two states grow more pumpkins than Pennsylvania?
A.
Illinois and California
B.
California and New York
C.
New York and Michigan
D.
California and Michigan
Article:
Top 5
4.
How many pounds of pumpkins were grown in the United States in 2002?
A.
1.5 billion
B.
200 million
C.
20 million
D.
100 million
Article:
We Can Eat Smarter
5.
Which of the following is a fact from the article?
A.
In the United States, 64% of adults are overweight.
B.
Obesity has doubled in the past 20 years.
C.
In the United States, 15% of kids are overweight.
D.
All of the above
Article:
The Sounds of Paper
6.
Tan Dun can best be described as
A.
creative.
B.
lonely.
C.
funny.
D.
athletic.
Article:
The Sounds of Paper
7.
The instruments mentioned in the article are made of
A.
brass.
B.
wood.
C.
paper.
D.
string.
Article:
Creepy, Crawly Spiders
8.
You can tell from this story that Seymour Simon
A.
has been writing for most of his life.
B.
thinks science is boring.
C.
doesn't spend much time writing his books.
D.
is not a curious man.
Article:
Creepy, Crawly Spiders
9.
Which of the following statements is an opinion?
A.
Seymour Simon is 72 years old.
B.
He sometimes takes the photographs that appear in his books.
C.
His first book was published in 1968.
D.
He writes about the most interesting subjects.
Article:
We Can Eat Smarter
10.
Make a list of three things that you can do everyday to keep your body healthy.
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