WorksheetsCurrent Event 10/20
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Geometrical shapes impact how some people feel about some movie characters. Shapes like circles, triangles and stars can be found in characters. What emotion do people often feel from sharp angles like in triangles?
a)
dislike
b)
enjoyment
c)
love
d)
anxiety
2.
On October 4th a ____________ struck Haiti. The _____________ named Matthew had winds of over 145mph and caused a lot of damage.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
blizzard
d)
earthquake
3.
A team of astronomers discovered a new planet 25 trillion miles away from earth. This planet is similar to earth because astronomers think it may have liquid water. Why is liquid water important?
a)
The astronomers were thirsty.
b)
Water can support life.
c)
Water can support ice.
d)
Oceans are great for swimming.
4.
The world's largest dinosaur footprint was unearthed in August. The footprint is 3.6 feet long and 6.4 feet wide. What Asian country was this footprint found in?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mongolia
d)
Africa
5.
NASA is now taking volunteers for a trip to ______________ . These volunteers will be the first people to travel to this planet and may be looking for extraterrestrial life.
a)
The Sun
b)
Pluto
c)
The Moon
d)
Mars
6.
Some animals and bugs have a special chemical called bioluminescence that allows them to ___________ . This is interesting because there are not many animals with this chemical.
a)
light up
b)
fly
c)
be invisable
d)
change colors
7.
What fast food restaurant is getting rid of their "chief happiness officer". They are doing this because the restaurant believes this character represents this old restaurant with unhealthy foods.
a)
McDonalds
b)
Burger King
c)
Chipotle
d)
Papa Ginos
8.
One man's grandmother was not answering her phone for 48 hours after hurricane Matthew. So her grandson _________________ to find out if she was okay.
a)
sent morse code
b)
went to her house
c)
sent her a pizza
d)
called again
9.
Over the past few years there has been an increase in the number of High Schoolers who are _______________ .
a)
Bringing Computers to School
b)
Dropping Out
c)
Graduating
d)
go to school every day
10.
Richard Wallace of Rhode Island grew a record setting pumpkin this year. His pumpkin is ________ pounds.
a)
2,261.5
b)
3,568
c)
1,498
d)
200
11.
This year Americans are expected to spend ____________ on candy, costumes and supplies for Halloween.
a)
$6.4 billion
b)
$8.4 billion
c)
$4.6 million
d)
$560 million
12.
Every three months, the editors at the Oxford English Dictionary update content. Which word below was NOT added to the Oxford English Dictionary?
a)
CHEER SQUAD
b)
CHEESEBALL
c)
’MERICA
d)
HANGRY
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