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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: April 12, 2010

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1
The new health care law will __.
  1. give more Americans access to affordable health insurance
  2. stop insurance companies from not covering people who are already sick
  3. allow young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26
  4. all of the above
2
Which statement is an opinion?
  1. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law in 1965.
  2. Many people support the health care law.
  3. No Republicans voted for the law.
  4. The health care bill was necessary.
3
What is unique about Denis Hayes?
  1. He wants to protect the environment.
  2. He's from Washington.
  3. He helped organize the first Earth Day celebration.
  4. He went to college.
4
What was the purpose of the first Arbor Day?
  1. to bring more trees to a new state
  2. to build tree houses
  3. to save endangered species
  4. none of the above
5
In the article "Creature Close-ups," what is the author's main intent?
  1. to entertain readers with cute animals
  2. to explain to readers how a family is trying to get kids involved in nature
  3. to inform readers about sloths
  4. to persuade readers to visit Costa Rica
6
Which habitats can be found in Costa Rica?
  1. forests
  2. swamps
  3. mountains
  4. all of the above
7
Which of the following is a factual statement about bats?
  1. Bats come out at night.
  2. Bats are flying mammals.
  3. Bats create news trees by eating fruit and dropping the seeds.
  4. all of the above
8
About 200 species of __ stop in Costa Rica as part of their annual migration.
  1. turtles
  2. bats
  3. birds
  4. frogs
9
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is __ .
  1. a vegetable garden in the ocean
  2. a boat made of water bottles
  3. a healthy environment for sea life
  4. a huge collection of trash in the ocean
10
What could be another name for the article "Bottle Boat Sets Sail"?
  1. Voyage of the Plastiki
  2. Rules of Recycling
  3. Animals of the Pacific
  4. How to Sail a Boat
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