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WR News Smarts Issue #3
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

 

1.     How many workers built the diorama of Moscow in 1977?

           

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            I found this answer on page ______

 

           Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

2.    Each year, the U.S. population grows by how many people?

 

            __________________________________

 

            I found this answer on page  ______

 

            Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

3.      Which amendment protects Americans’ freedom of speech?

 

            __________________________________

 

            I found this answer on page  ______

 

            Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4.      What U.S. city has a population of about 4 million people?

 

            __________________________________

 

             

            I found this answer on page  ______

 

            Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

 5. How many items are in the Library of Congress?

 

            __________________________________

 

            I found this answer on page  ______

 

            Under the headline ____________________________________

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each new word below with its definition.


____ 1. podcast

____ 2. ignited

____ 3. immigrant

____ 4. citizen

____ 5. extinguish

____ 6. deforestation

 

A. a person who is a member of a country

B. Audio files broadcast from the internet

C. started a fire

D. a person who comes from one country to live in a new country.

E. cutting down trees

F. put out a fire


 Get Writing! The 300 millionth American has not been born yet. Think about your hopes for the future of our country. Write the 300 millionth American a letter telling them about the kind of country you want the United States to be by the time they are grown up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key: 
1.  300
     found on page 2, Picture of the Week
2. 2.8 million     
    found on page 4, 300 Million and Counting
3. The first amendment
     found on page 6, Banned!
4. Los Angeles
     found on page 8, U.S. Cities With The Most People
5. 130 million 
     found on page 2, The Magic of Books

 Vocabulary Challenge!
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. F
6. E

 Get Writing!
Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ letters!
You can send them to ed4@weeklyreader.com

 

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