WORLD REPORT EDITION:
January 26, 2001
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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:
Their Native Tongue
1.
What is the name of the Mohawk school mentioned in the article?
A.
Endangered Language Fund
B.
Kwe:kon
C.
The Akwesasne Freedom School
Article:
Their Native Tongue
2.
What is one reason these students learn both English and their native language?
A.
The students go to high school outside the reservation.
B.
New York State laws require them to learn English.
C.
Neither A nor B
Article:
Their Native Tongue
3.
The title of the article is "Their Native Tongue". In this context, what does "tongue" mean?
A.
Body part
B.
Language
C.
Food
Article:
Their Native Tongue
4.
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is West of what lake?
A.
Lake Erie
B.
Lake Ontario
C.
Lake Champlain
Article:
Chaos in the Troubled Congo
5.
Which countries border the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A.
Sudan
B.
Tanzania
C.
Both A and B
Article:
Chaos in the Troubled Congo
6.
Look at the picture of the Congolese people waiting in line. What word best describes the emotion these people must be feeling?
A.
frustration
B.
joy
C.
excitement
Article:
Top 5
7.
Which Native American tribe has more than 250,000 members?
A.
Choctaw
B.
Cherokee
C.
Navajo
Article:
They’re Off to the Super Bowl
8.
Duane Starks said, "It makes no sense to play in the Super Bowl if you’re not going to win it." Is this a fact or an opinion?
A.
Fact
B.
Opinion
Article:
One Crushing Quake
9.
What natural disaster in El Salvador has killed hundreds and left thousands of people homeless?
A.
Flood
B.
Earthquake
C.
Forest fire
Article:
Buried Treasure
10.
How did Joseph Severn know that the coins were Roman?
A.
A picture of the rulers of the Roman Empire was found on each coin
B.
"Roman" was written on each one
C.
He found them in Rome, Italy
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