Questions
DIRECTIONS: For the bolded part of each statement, circle the correct answer.
1. Cuba’s power grid collapsed four times over the weekend. Schools were canceled through Wednesday and all but essential workers were told to stay home on Monday. The minister of Energy and Mines said he expected the power grid to be fully functional by Monday but warned residents not to expect / told residents to expect dramatic improvements in their electric services.
2. The communist government of Cuba has been getting the oil they need for their largely obsolete, oil-fired power plants from Venezuela, China and Iran / Venezuela, Russia and Mexico, which have all cut the amount of oil they have been sending.
3. John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers / Comanche Code Talkers who transmitted messages based on the tribe’s native language, has died at the age of 107.
4. There were approximately 400 Code Talkers during WWI / WWII. Twenty-nine of those Marines created the code.
5. Louisiana’s 10 Commandments law requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments / read the Ten Commandments daily in each classroom by January 1.
6. Parents challenging Louisiana’s 10 Commandments law argue that it violates First Amendment rights of religious liberty. Proponents say the law has historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law / U.S. public school system.
7. Microsoft released a report detailing Chinese-controlled social media bots are attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, targeting four specific Congress members who are all Democrats / Republicans.
8. The lawmakers were each targeted because they had denounced Chinese government policies / would not accept bribes from the Communist government.
9. The battleground states in the 2024 presidential election include: Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania / Florida.
10. Records been set for the number of people who voted early in the battleground states of Georgia, Nevada and Michigan / North Carolina.
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