Lookout’s News Quizzes are a great way to get students interested in local news in an easy and quick way. These quizzes test reading comprehension while getting students more informed on issues and happenings in the community.
Interactive Map Quizzes
This new series of news quizzes aims to familiarize students with the map of Santa Cruz County by using Lookout’s interactive map. Students will be prompted to find stories indicated by icons on the map, read the articles, and answer a series of questions.
Around the county: This news quiz asks students to find specific icons on the map within certain categories and answer the questions based on the stories they find. This style of news quiz is designed to have students read multiple articles, synthesize information in the articles, and answer the questions. This style of news quiz trains students to skim while reading to understand the story generally and quickly.
Find and seek news quiz: This news quiz asks students to find specific icons on the map and answer the questions based on the stories they find. This style of news quiz is designed to have students read multiple articles, synthesize information in the articles, and answer the questions. This style of news quiz trains students to skim while reading to understand the story generally and quickly.
