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11/19 Current Events!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

More than 4.4 million workers _____________ in September, the Department of Labor said on Nov. 12, the most in the two decades the government has been keeping track.

a)

filed for une

b)

joined unions

c)

quit their jobs voluntarily

d)

took sick days

2.

A border crisis between Poland and Belarus deepened last week after Western officials accused Belarus’s repressive ruler of trying to manufacture a migrant crisis in Europe in retaliation for sanctions against his country.

Which country shown above is Belarus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Moderna and the National Institutes of Health are in a bitter dispute over the _____________ of its coronavirus vaccine, a conflict that has broad implications for the vaccine’s long-term distribution and billions of dollars in future profits.

a)

advertising strategy

b)

environmental impact

c)

packaging

d)

patent rights

4.

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, which has played out over the last two weeks, has seemed at times to come down to a matter of deciding whether Mr. Rittenhouse, then 17, was acting in self-defense when he shot three men amid demonstrations in _______________, or whether he was committing serious crimes, including first-degree intentional homicide.

a)

Atlanta

b)

Baltimore

c)

Kenosha, Wisconsin

d)

Minneaplois

5.

A girl reported missing from Asheville, N.C., was rescued after using a new distress hand signal that has spread largely through __________ in the past year.

a)

Facebook

b)

Instagram

c)

TikTok

d)

YouTube

6.

A year after voters elected President Biden and pushed Republicans out of power in Washington, the G.O.P. rebounded with a strong off-year election, highlighted by Glenn Youngkin’s victory in ____________ governor’s race. His success could point the way to G.O.P. gains in blue states next year.

a)

Minnesota's

b)

New Jersey's

c)

New York's

d)

Virginia's

7.

The House passed a $1 trillion ____________ bill on the night of Nov. 5, giving final approval to a central plank of President Biden’s economic agenda.

a)

climate change

b)

education

c)

infrastructure

d)

military spending

8.

At least eight people were killed and dozens more were injured at a concert in Houston on Nov. 5 after a large crowd began pushing toward the front of the stage during a performance by the hometown artist ____________ .

a)

Beyonce

b)

Kelly Clarkson

c)

Kacey Musgraves

d)

Travis Scott

9.

House Democrats, increasingly confident that they have the support to pass their $1.85 trillion _________ and ___________ bill, drove toward a vote on the package as early as Thursday evening, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing optimism that the measure would ultimately reach President Biden's desk.

a)

social policy; climate change

b)

infrastructure; education

c)

tax reform; deficit

d)

ice cream; oreos

10.

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States was weighing a diplomatic boycott of next year’s ____________ in Beijing over China’s human rights abuses, a move that would keep American dignitaries, but not athletes, from the games.

a)

Winter Olympics

b)

Parade

c)

Chinese Veterans March