Quick quiz.NEWS: SOUTH ASIA'S DEADLY QUAKE, PAGE 4 * Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your answer on the blank line (Print.) a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats. See also: Blank provided. --1. Most of the victims of the October 8 earthquake were in Pakistan. --2. The leaders of India and Pakistan should work together to rebuild the area devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the earthquake. --3. The earthquake was centered in the Andes mountain range. --4. India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir, where the earthquake took place. --5. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ought to send more troops and equipment to help in the search for earthquake victims. NEWS SPECIAL: GLOBALIZATION globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation AND YOU, PAGES 6-7 * Use a name, word, or phrase from this list to correctly complete each sentence. cheap labor, computer factories, educated labor force, Finland, Germany, globalization, grain mills, high-paying jobs, India, Internet, outsourcing, quotas, tariffs, sock mills, United States 6. In the last two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time town of Fort Payne, Alabama Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It is home to the band Alabama, and bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World. , has lost thousands of jobs in its-- 7. Government taxes on imports or exports are called-- 8. The country whose students rank number one in science-test scores is-- 9. The term that means limited numbers or shares, as of imported products, is-- 10. One key to the economic success of China and India has been their-- WORLD: CHINA SURGES AHEAD, PAGES 8-11 * Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each question. --11. Nearly 65 percent of China's people live where? A. in cities B. in the countryside C. in Sichuan province --12. Who was the Communist leader during China's Cultural Revolution? A. Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (h  ` jĭn`tou`), 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Jixi, Anhui prov. A hydroelectric engineering graduate (1965) of Qinghua Univ. B. Mao Zedong Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (mou dzŭ-d  ng), 1893–1976, founder of the People's Republic of China. C. Qing Lang --13. Which river in China is the third longest in the world? A. Chang Jiang B. Huang He Huang He, Hwang Ho (both: hwäng` h `), or Yellow River, great river of N China, c. C. Xi River --14. How often does Min Liu attend school? A. every day except Sunday B. the first three weeks of each month C. four days a week --15. How did Hu Jintao become President of China? A. The Chinese people elected him during the country's first free elections. B. Chinese who fled to Taiwan chose him as their leader. C. The Communist Party chose him. WORLD HISTORY: ALEXANDER THE GREAT, PAGES 12-13
* Match each person or phrase in the left column with
the correct description in the right column.
-- 16. Bucephalus A. Alexander's mother
-- 17. Darius III B. horse tamed by Alexander
-- 18. Issus C. King of Macedonia,
Alexander's father
-- 19. Olympias D. King of Persia
-- 20. Philip II E. where Alexander
defeated Persia's King
AMERICAN HISTORY: OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, PAGES 16-19 * In each sentence below, change the boldfaced word or phrase to another one that will make the statement correct. 21. The 1787 convention to discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation Early U.S. constitution (1781–89) under the government by the Continental Congress, replaced in 1787 by the U.S. Constitution. It provided for a confederation of sovereign states and gave the Congress power to regulate foreign affairs, war, was held in Annapolis.-- 22. According to the Great Compromise, the Supreme Court would have two members per state.-- 23. Delegates to the 1787 convention were fearful of creating an overly strong state government.-- 24. The type of government formed by the United States Constitution is called a monarchy.-- 25. People who supported ratification of the U.S. Constitution were called Confederates.-- ANSWER 1. true 2. opinion 3. false (Himalaya) 4. true 5. opinion 6. sock mills 7. tariffs 8. Finland 9. quotas 10. cheap labor 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. E 19. A 20. C 21. Philadelphia 22. Senate 23. national (or federal) 24. republic 25. Federalists |
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