Questions
DIRECTIONS: For the bolded part of each statement, circle the correct answer.
1. Last Friday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) / Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.”
2. On Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) / Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi officially declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again and fired on multiple commercial vessels traveling through the strait.
3. President Trump told a reporter this weekend that if a peace deal Iran made with the U.S. wasn’t done, then “I’m going to take out their bridges and their power plants / their military planes and ships. If they don’t sign this thing, the whole country is going to get blown up.”
4. After Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz last week, the U.S. implemented a blockade on Iranian airports / Iranian ports.
5. The U.S. Navy recently conducted a live-fire test of a laser weapon system on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier / inside the bomb bay of a B52 in/over the Atlantic Ocean.
6. The laser weapon system that was recently tested can detect, track, engage, and neutralize multiple unmanned aerial vehicles / submarines.
7. The new Army Combat Field Test is a physical assessment designed to measure battlefield fitness / loyalty to the United States of America for soldiers serving in combat roles.
8. Active-duty soldiers / retired officers serving in 24 designated combat military occupational specialties will be required to pass the army’s new test – regardless of age or sex.
9. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, held every four years to determine the world champion, will be held in June and July in three countries: Japan, the U.S. and Mexico / Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
10. Following Monday’s deadly attack on tourists at one of Mexico’s most frequented tourist attractions, the Teotihuacan pyramids, President Claudia Sheinbaum assured reporters that Mexico has always had enough security / doubled down on security measures for the World Cup games.
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