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SUBJECT
Social Studies

GRADE
4

AGE
9-10

Source
Scholastic News Edition 4
Scholastic News Edition 4 provides exciting science and social studies features and helps kids build their geography skills.
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Scholastic News Edition 4: March 22, 2010

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1
The February attack on Marja, Afghanistan, was ___.
  1. against supporters of the Taliban
  2. unsuccessful
  3. the largest since the U.S. first invaded Afghanistan in 2001
  4. both A and C
2
What are conservationists doing to restore the spray toads' natural habitat?
  1. installing mist machines near the dam at Tanzania's Kihansi Gorge
  2. destroying the dam at Tanzania's Kihansi Gorge
  3. leaving them food
  4. building them homes
3
Which of the following is an opinion?
  1. Kihansi spray toads were brought to the U.S.
  2. Kihansi spray toads should be put back into the wild.
  3. Kihansi spray toads are native to Africa.
  4. Kihansi spray toads are extinct in the wild.
4
What causes earthquakes?
  1. tsunamis
  2. shifting and breaking of tectonic plates
  3. aftershocks
  4. none of the above
5
What is the main purpose of the story "When the Ground Shakes"?
  1. to explain why earthquakes happen
  2. to describe the earthquake in Chile
  3. to persuade readers to help victims
  4. to remember the earthquake in Haiti
6
Tsunami alerts were issued in which countries after the earthquakes in Chile?
  1. Japan
  2. the United States
  3. Haiti
  4. both A and B
7
Which of the following is true?
  1. Scientists can predict earthquakes.
  2. The earthquake in Haiti was more powerful than the one in Chile.
  3. Chile has frequent earthquakes.
  4. Earthquakes never come back-to-back.
8
Malaria ___.
  1. can be treated
  2. is always deadly
  3. was definitely the only cause of King Tut's death
  4. is no longer a problem in the world
9
Malaria is a disease carried by ___.
  1. dogs
  2. rats
  3. spiders
  4. mosquitoes
10
What could be another title for the story "Death by Insect?"?
  1. Travel to Egypt
  2. History of Pharaohs
  3. King Tut's Deadly Bug Bite
  4. Curing Malaria
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