Questions
DIRECTIONS: Write TRUE or FALSE next to each statement. Rewrite each false statement to make it true. (10 points each)
1. __________________ Two New Jersey Muslim men were arrested on Saturday at an airport as they headed to Somalia to seek terror training.
2. __________________ The men arrested, on their way to join terrorist organization al Shabab in Somalia, were illegal immigrants.
3. __________________ After being widely condemned for saying that the Palestinians should get out of Israel, White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired this week.
4. __________________ The 89 year old Mrs. Thomas, who worked for Hearst News Service, joined the White House press corps when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.
5. __________________ The two candidates who won the Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and governor in California have both served as CEOs of the companies they worked for.
6. __________________ The winners of California’s Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and governor are both women.
7. __________________ The Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has banned citizens from watching the World Cup on TV because the games are too boring.
8. __________________ While al-Shabab hasn’t stated specific consequences for Somalis caught watching the World Cup, they have been known to behead or amputate limbs of people who oppose them.
9. __________________ South Africa’s 190,000 police officers have been placed on standby for the month-long World Cup games in South Africa.
10. __________________ To ensure the safety of fans and players during the World Cup games, South African police will use helicopters, water cannons, bomb-sniffing dogs and military vehicles.
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