CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- May 7, 2008

1. What two U.S. states held presidential primaries yesterday? What information is known about the outcomes of these contests?

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2. Who is the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of a prolonged Democratic battle for the presumptive Republican nominee? Explain.

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3. What is a poll? According to the report, why do pollsters sometimes say that "conducting a poll is like cooking soup"?

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4. Why do pollsters use the process of random-digit dialing? What do you think might be some of the benefits and drawbacks of conducting polls over the telephone? What changes, if any, do you think that we might see in polling technology in the next 50 years?

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5. In your view, what role should polls play in an election for the candidates, the media and the voters?

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6. Where is the country of Myanmar located? When and from what nation did Myanmar gain its independence?

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7. How does CNN's Dan Rivers describe the impact of Cyclone Nargis on Myanmar's Bogalay district? How is the crisis impacting families like the one featured in the segment?

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8. What are your thoughts and feelings regarding this natural disaster?

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9. What types of assistance do you think that the Myanmar cyclone victims will require? In your view, how should Myanmar's government and the international community respond to this situation?

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10. Who was the best teacher you ever had, and why?

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