NewsELA Reading 2020 Day 2

NewsELA Reading 2020 Day 2

Multiple Choice

What is a protest?

• a statement or action expressing disapproval or an objection to something

• a violent disturbance to the peace of a crowd

• a refusal of work organized by people

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Who is George Floyd?

• a man killed in police custody

• the person who started protests

• a man who invented distance learning

• a person who contracted COVID-19

Fill in the Blank

One of the ways people worked to make a change was by the removal of _____ and symbols that expressed racist beliefs or sentiments.

Fill in the Blank

Which state was most affected by the wildfires?

__________

Multiple Choice

The burning from the wildfires was so bad that one night the sky was seen to be which color in the Bay Area in California?

• orange

• red

• yellow

• purple

Fill in the Blank

How many days did it take to declare a winner in the 2020 presidential election? Write the number of days in word form.

____ days

Multiple Select

Kamala Harris become the first vice president who is? Click 3 that apply.

• first female

• first Black

• first South Asian

• first Republican

• first under 60 years

Multiple Choice

Which day will Joe Biden & Kamala Harris be sworn into office?

• January 20

• January 1

• February 1

• January 10