Q: (RollingStone.com) -- Jon Stewart says that his Rally to Restore Sanity -- and Stephen Colbert's sister event, March to Keep Fear Alive -- are not meant to counter Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor event of last August.

"The march is like everything that we do, just a construct ... to translate the type of material that Stephen and I do on "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report," Stewart said at a Q&A last night at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Instead, the rallies are meant to satirize the political process, and the news coverage spawned from it.

"I'm less upset about politicians than the media," Stewart, who was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, said, adding that he "very much" wanted to avoid claims that his rally was a response to Beck's.

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The Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive will take place in Washington, D.C. on October 30th. (Halloween costumes will likely be involved.)

"Think of our event as Woodstock, but with the nudity and drugs replaced by respectful disagreement; the Million Man March, only a lot smaller, and a bit less of a sausage fest; or the Gathering of the Juggalos, but instead of throwing our feces at Tila Tequila, we'll be actively not throwing our feces at Tila Tequila," goes a description on the Rally to Restore Sanity site.

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Conservative host Bill O'Reilly has declined Stewart's invitation to appear at his rally. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, said he was "amused" by the idea.

Answer the following questions:
1. What big event is going to happen?
2. When will that be?
3. Where at?
4. Will people maybe dress up funny?
5. Who is running it?
6. Does it have a sibling get together that goes with it?
7. What's that called?
8. Run by the same person?
9. Then who?
10. Is it supposed to be in reply to a previous get together?
11. Who else ran a get together in the past?
12. What was that called?
13. When was it?
14. Is the current main runner mostly mad at politics?
15. Then what?
16. Will they be very somber?
17. Who decided not to go?
18. Is he more left or right?
19. What did the leading of the USA feel about it?
20. Will people be naked and drugged out?
A: 1. Rally to Restore Sanity
2. October 30th
3. Washington, D.C.
4. Yes
5. Jon Stewart
6. Yes
7. March to Keep Fear Alive
8. No
9. Stephen Colbert
10. No
11. Glenn Beck
12. Restoring Honor
13. Last August
14. No
15. The media
16. No
17. Bill O'Reilly
18. Right
19. Amused
20. No

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

On Saturday, Amy and Joe baked a whole chicken for their family's dinner. They rinsed it in cold water, rubbed it with spices, and put it into a pan. After they had heated up the oven, they put the chicken and the pan on the center oven rack and set the timer. Then, as they peeled potatoes and carrots to go with the chicken, Amy, Joe and Cindy talked about dinner.

Amy said, "Joe, this is too much food for you, me and little Cindy to eat in one night. We'll have leftovers. What can we do with the leftover chicken?"

Joe said, "We could make chicken sandwiches or chicken and rice."

Amy said, "How about chicken soup?"

Cindy said, "I like chicken with Thai noodles with red peppers. We haven't made those in a long time."

"That sounds good," said Amy. "We'll make that for dinner tomorrow."

"Yum!" said Joe. "That's a great idea. I love Thai noodles."

Later, Joe, Amy and Cindy had finished eating dinner, and Cindy asked Amy for help with her homework. "I don't understand how to do these math problems!"

Joe said, "You two go ahead. I'll do the dishes and put away the leftovers."

Soon, Cindy went into the kitchen to get a glass of water. Joe was eating the chicken. It was almost gone!

"Dad!" said Cindy, "You have eaten almost all of the leftover chicken. We can't have Thai noodles with chicken tomorrow."

Joe looked very sad. He said "I'm sorry. I have been a bad dad. I have to buy more chicken so that we can still have noodles. Would you like a piece of chicken?"

1. On what day did Amy and Joe bake chicken?
2. how many chickens did they make?
3. which rack did they put it on
4. did they add any vegetables to it?
5. what did they talk about?
6. did Amy think there would be leftovers?
7. what did Joe suggest they make with it?
8. does Cindy like Thai noodles?
9. how about Amy?
10. After dinner, what did Cindy want help with?
11. which subject?
12. did Joe say he would do the dishes?
13. what did he end up eating more of?
14. did he finish it?
15. Was Cindy disappointed?
16. how did Joe feel?
17. was he a good dad?
18. what does he say he will buy more of?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Saturday
2. one
3. center
4. potatoes and carrots
5. dinner
6. yes
7. chicken sandwiches or chicken and rice
8. yes
9. yes
10. homework
11. math
12. yes
13. chicken
14. almost
15. yes
16. sad
17. he felt like a bad one
18. chicken

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admission process in higher education.

The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities received more than 9 million applications between 2013 and 2014 and admitted more than 5 million students. But the problem is not in the number of students, a new report says. The report is called "Turning the Tide -- Making Caring Common."

The report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes major problems. David Hawkins is the Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy. He says that most colleges and universities require many things from students when they apply.

Schools usually require an essay describing a student's interests or why they want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers describing why a student is a good candidate. But, Hawkins says, schools are most concerned with a student's high school grades and standardized test results.

The Education Conservancy is an organization that fights to make higher education equal and available. Lloyd Thacker is the Executive Director of the Education Conservancy, saying that the college admission process has changed a lot.

"Over the past 30 years, college admissions have become more complex." He says that ranking systems for colleges and universities are a big part of the problem.

U.S. News and World Report is a media company that creates a list of what it calls "America's Best Colleges." The company bases the list on information collected from colleges and universities across the country. This information includes results of standardized tests like the SAT from all of a school's students. Higher average test results help put schools higher on the list.

Thacker claims, "Too many students are learning to do whatever it takes in order to get ahead, even if that means sacrificing their own individuality, their health, their happiness and behavior..."

"The impact on students and on parents is that college is all about where you go. The rank has nothing to do with the quality of education that goes on at the college."

The Harvard report states that the best way to change the admission process is by changing college applications.

1. Who is calling for major changes?
2. To what?
3. What is the NCES?
4. What do they report on?
5. What is the problem?
6. What causes major problems?
7. Who is David Hawkins?
8. What do schools require?
9. What are schools most concerned with?
10. What is the education conservancy?
11. Who is Lloyd Thacker?
12. What does he say?
13. Have admissions become more complex?
14. What does he say?
15. What is the U.S. News and World Report
16. What is an example of a standardized test?
17. What does the Harvard report state?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. unknown
2. to the admission process in higher education.
3. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES)
4. reported that U.S. colleges and universities received more than 9 million applications between 2013 and 2014 and admitted more than 5 million students.
5. the problem is not in the number of students
6. The report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes major problems
7. David Hawkins is the Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy.
8. require an essay describing a student's interests or why they want to study at that school.
9. schools are most concerned with a student's high school grades and standardized test results.
10. The Education Conservancy is an organization that fights to make higher education equal and available
11. Executive Director of the Education
12. saying that the college admission process has changed a lot.
13. Yes, over the past 30 years, college admissions have become more complex
14. He says that ranking systems for colleges and universities are a big part of the problem.
15. U.S. News and World Report is a media company that creates a list of what it calls "America's Best Colleges.
16. SAT
17. The Harvard report states that the best way to change the admission process is by changing college applications.