Reprinted with permission from the BBC (bbc.co.uk)
Keep a look out for these details when reading! Then, after you’ve read, fill in the answers.
Who are the four leading candidates for the Republican Party’s presidential representative?
Of these four, who seems to be leading? Who seems to be in second place?
Which of the three candidates is devoted to tackling President Obama more than arguing with the other two candidates?
Which of the four Republican candidates won the primary in Alabama?
Ron Paul
Rick Santorum
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Where is the Republic convention going to be held this August?
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tampa, Florida
New York, New York
Where did Mitt Romney go to university?
Harvard
Columbia
Stanford
Yale
Mitt Romney was the governor of which state?
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Maine
How many states has Mitt Romney won by this point in the primaries?
11
2
17
26
Discussion Questions: For the following, find a piece of evidence within the story and use it to support your answer. Answers should be in two to four sentences.
Of the four major candidates, who do you suspect is going to win the primaries?
Which of the three candidates has the best chance of pulling down votes in the South?
How important is appealing to your voters in these kinds of elections? What kind of elements come into play?
Define the following words using context clues. Explain how you arrived at the definition from the surrounding information.
