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WR News Smarts Issue #2
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write what
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

1.     Name two other authors who attended the same
New York event as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

 

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          I found this answer on page ______

 

          Under the headline _____________________________________

 

 

2.      How many cell phones did New York City schools
take away from students in one month?

 

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           I found this answer on page  ______

 

           Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

    3. How many manatees were left in the 1970s?
 

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           I found this answer on page  ______

 

           Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

 

 

4.      Which branch of the U.S. government meets
in the Capitol building in Washington D.C.?

 

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          I found this answer on page  ______

 

          Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

5.      What is the highest court in the United States?

 

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          I found this answer on page  ______

 

          Under the headline __________________________________

 

 

6. What is the name of the museum that calls
     itself the world's largest "living history museum."

 

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           I found this answer on page  ______

 

           Under the headline ____________________________________

 

Get Writing! Choose your favorite article from this issue.
Write a review of the article that tells people what it is about
and why you like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key: 

1. John Irving, Stephen King, or Salman Rushdie
     found on page 2, Crazy About Harry

2. 3,000     
      found on page 3, Your Call

3. 1,000
     found on page 4, Saving the Sea Cow

4. Legislative Branch
     found on page 6, Branching Out

5. The Supreme Court
     found on page 6, Branching Out

6. Colonial Williamsburg
     found on page 7, Podcasting the Past

 

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