Newsy’s Latest Headlines

Newsy’s Latest Headlines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, Social Studies, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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The video covers three main news stories: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers orders flags to fly at half staff to honor victims of a mass shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee. Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is sentenced to three years in prison for financial crimes related to her children's book sales. The CDC is investigating a potential first case of coronavirus in the US, where the patient may have contracted the virus without known exposure or travel history.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did Governor Tony Eavers take in response to the Milwaukee shooting?

Declared a state of emergency

Ordered flags to fly at half-staff

Called for a moment of silence

Announced a public holiday

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people were killed in the Molson Coors campus shooting?

Four

Three

Six

Five

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For what crime was Catherine Pugh sentenced to prison?

Tax evasion

Fraudulent book sales

Embezzlement

Bribery

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unusual about the coronavirus case being investigated by the CDC?

The patient was a healthcare worker

The patient was asymptomatic

The patient had no known exposure to the virus

The patient had traveled to China

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the patient at UC Davis Medical Center not immediately tested for coronavirus?

They refused testing

They did not meet CDC criteria

They were asymptomatic

The test kits were unavailable