Current Events and Environmental Issues

Current Events and Environmental Issues

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

CNN 10 covers a range of topics including US political updates with Republicans gaining control of the Senate and Donald Trump elected as the 47th President. The show also highlights severe pollution issues in India and Pakistan, the renovation of Rome's Trevi Fountain, and a story about a lost penguin in Australia. Viewers are encouraged to participate in a vocabulary challenge.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant political change occurred in the U.S. Senate according to the video?

A new independent party gained control.

The Senate remained evenly split.

Democrats gained control of the Senate.

Republicans gained control of the Senate.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was elected as the 47th President of the United States?

Barack Obama

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris

Joe Biden

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the magic number of seats needed for a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives?

300

250

218

200

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which countries are facing extreme pollution issues as discussed in the video?

Russia and Ukraine

Brazil and Argentina

India and Pakistan

China and Japan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What measure did New Delhi officials recently trial to combat pollution?

Banning all vehicles

Spraying water from drones

Closing all factories

Implementing a city-wide curfew

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique opportunity is available to tourists during the Trevi Fountain renovation?

Participating in a guided underwater tour

Throwing coins from a helicopter

Swimming in the fountain

Walking on a metal walkway to view the fountain up close

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the estimated cost of the Trevi Fountain renovation project?

$400,000

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

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