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News Article Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

"Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is an example of

a)

a tv interview

b)

an online news article

c)

an editorial

d)

a podcast

2.

The purpose of the online news article, "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is

a)

to persuade and express thoughts

b)

to entertain

c)

to inform

3.

What is the central idea of the online news article "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life"?

a)

It's a parent's responsibility to protect his/her life.

b)

Abby's family thinks that she was capable of making the trip.

c)

There is a debate about whether or not Abby should have been allowed to go on her trip.

4.

Select two: Supporting details can be

a)

facts and statistics

b)

a counterargument

c)

examples and anecdotes

d)

argument

5.

Why did Abby Sunderland head out on her voyage? Choose the best answer

a)
Abby wanted to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world solo.
b)
Abby was trying to make the fastest solo voyage around the world.
c)
Abby wanted to complete a voyage that her brother Zac had not been able to complete.
d)
Abby wanted to prove to her parents that she was as good a sailor as her brother.
6.
How did Abby’s voyage end? 
a)
Abby successfully sailed around the world alone.
b)
Abby’s parents ordered her to stop the voyage
c)
Abby’s boat sank just a day after she began her voyage.
d)
Abby had to be rescued in a remote spot in the Indian Ocean. 
7.

What kind of reaction did Abby’s voyage cause?

a)

Other teenaged girls around the world followed in Abby’s footsteps.

b)

Critics debated the wisdom of a young sailor making such a dangerous trip.

c)

Many sailing experts praised Abby’s parents for letting her go on the voyage.

d)
Abby was universally acclaimed as a hero.
8.
People were upset about Abby's voyage and rescue because...
a)
Her parents spent a lot of time and money
b)
Search and rescue from three countries risked their lives to save her
c)
They didn't want their children to follow in her footsteps
d)
They wanted her to sail all around the world and she failed. 
9.

How old was Abby when she set sail on her trip?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

17

d)

15

10.

The central idea of nonfiction text is __________________

a)

the author's feelings.

b)

the most important idea about a topic.

c)

the meaning of an unknown word.

d)

a statistic.

11.

 

Supporting Details are...

a)

Opinion based evidence.

b)

A summary of a text that only includes factual information.

c)

The most important ideas.

d)

The examples facts, statistics and anecdotes that proves a idea.l

12.

Write a summary of the news article "Parents of Rescued Teenage Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" by Paul Harris. Include the central idea and supporting details.

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