March News 2023

On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank, a lender to some of the biggest names in the _____ world, became the second-largest bank to fail in U.S. history and the largest since the 2008 financial crisis.

• agricultural

• entertainment

• manufacturing

• technology

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Migrant children, who have been coming into the United States without their parents in record numbers, are ______ , a New York Times investigation found.

• attending charter and parochial schools more often than public schools

• ending up in some of the most punishing jobs in the country

• excelling in math and reading, according to scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress

• reuniting with their parents within an average of six months

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The 95th Academy Awards saw “_____” sweep most of the top categories, including the Oscars for best picture and directing.

• All Quiet on the Western Front

• Everything Everywhere All at Once

• Top Gun: Maverick

• The Whale

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The success of HBO’s dystopian thriller “The Last of Us,” which had its first-season finale on March 12, appears to have broken what’s known as the Hollywood “video game curse.”

What is the cause of the zombie outbreak in the video game and television show?

• A fungus

• Cell phone radiation

• Rabid monkeys

• Space spores

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On March 13, President Biden approved an enormous $8 billion plan to extract 600 million barrels of oil from pristine federal land in _____ .

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• South Dakota

• Texas

What’s going on in this picture?

• A costumed actor waves at fans at the WonderCon convention in Anaheim, Calif.

• A deep-sea diver seeks to intercept a seaweed blob headed for the coast of Florida.

• An engineer shows off a prototype of the new spacesuit design astronauts will wear when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.

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The Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese ownership to _____ or face a possible ban, TikTok said on March 15, as the White House hardens its stance on resolving national security concerns about the popular video service.

• block anti-U.S. propaganda

• censor dance challenges

• prohibit users under age 13

• sell the app

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In March, protests challenged government plans in France and Israel. Garbage workers went on strike to protest proposed changes to France’s _____ age. In Israel, demonstrators took to the streets to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government’s plan to overhaul its _____ .

• drinking; banking system

• retirement; judiciary

• voting; educational curriculum

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A new Girl Scout cookie flavor, _____ , is in such high demand that, after swiftly selling out online, boxes are now being peddled for far higher prices on resale websites.

• Cotton Candy

• Espresso Extravaganza

• Marshmallow Mayhem

• Raspberry Rally

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Major League Baseball is implementing some of the biggest changes in the sport’s history in an effort to speed up the game and inject more activity. Which of the following is one of the new rules for the 2023 season, which began on March 30?

• Batters can now steal first base.

• Fielders must catch the the ball bare-handed.

• Pitchers will face a pitch clock.

• Games will be cut from nine to seven innings.