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Newsy’s Latest Headlines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, Social Studies, Business

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

The video covers three main topics: the Boulder supermarket shooting, where a 21-year-old man killed 10 people; a study on the predominantly negative media coverage of COVID-19 in the US; and Pope Francis's decision to cut salaries for Vatican clerics to mitigate financial losses due to the pandemic.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to the investigation by authorities in Boulder, Colorado?

A bank robbery

A political protest

A mass shooting at a supermarket

A natural disaster

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of U.S. national media coverage of COVID-19 was found to be negative?

51%

64%

53%

87%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization published the study on media coverage of COVID-19?

United Nations

World Health Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Bureau of Economic Research

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What financial measure did Pope Francis implement for Cardinals?

Increased their salaries

Provided a bonus

Ordered a 10% pay cut

Introduced a new tax

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Vatican decide to cut salaries and suspend pay raises?

To fund a new project

To save employee jobs amid the pandemic

To comply with international regulations

To increase reserves

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