Newsela Quiz: Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time begins/ends with which two months? (Choose two months, please.)

• November

• January

• March

• June

When guests come to your home for the holidays, you should try to accommodate them so that they have what they need. Accommodate means-

• allow guests to steal items from others

• help guests with what they need

• reject guests' requests in your home

• allow guests to overstay their welcome

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Daylight savings time accounts for how many days of the year?

• 127

• 238

• 365

• 100

What three reasons does the Department of Transportation give that daylight savings time is beneficial? (HINT: CHOOSE THREE ANSWERS, PLEASE.)

• saves money

• saves energy

• reduces crime

• reduces traffic accidents

When did daylight savings time end this year?

• November 5

• March 10

• September 5

• June 30

Which senator of Texas tried to pass a bill to make daylight savings time permanent?

• Barbara Jordan

• George W. Bush

• Tommy Tuberville

• Paul Bettencourt

The United States passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, standardizing time so that it is consistent for all states. Standardizing best means-

• let people choose their daylight time

• make time equal and consistent

• make daylight savings time optional

• make the days longer for one season

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What two states do not recognize daylight savings time? (CHOOSE TWO STATES, PLEASE.)

• Arkansas

• Hawaii

• California

• Arizona