WR News Smarts Issue #6
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

1.     Where do Magellanic penguins live?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

2.   What do 60 percent of Americans do with their pennies?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

3.      How many comets and asteroids at least a half-mile
wide are spinning through our solar system?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

4.     Name the zone around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s volcanoes are located.

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

5.     How many Americans become infested with lice each year?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

6. How much does it cost the U.S. Mint to produce a quarter?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

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

____ 1. emissions ____ 2. comets ____ 3. asteroid ____ 4. opposes ____ 5. eliminate ____ 6. volcano ____ 7. contagious ____ 8. archipelago ____ 9. simultaneously

A. a space object made up of ice and dust B. at the same time C. get rid of D. a group of islands E. can be spread from one person to another F. does not support G. substances discharged into the air from motor vehicles and factories. H. a space rock I. an opening in Earth’s surface through which molten rock, ash, and other materials blast out

 
Get Writing! Do you collect something? Write a paragraph about your collection or a collection you would like to have. Explain how that collection has value to you.

 Answer Key: 

1.  along the coast of Argentina and Chile in South America
     found on page 2, Picture of the Week

2. Stash them away
     found on page 4, Stop Making Cents?

3. 1,100   
    found on page 3, Close Encounters

4. The Ring of Fire
     found on page 6, Ready To Rumble

5. 6 million to 12 million    
    found on page 7, Good-Bye to Lice   

6. 7.03  cents
     found on page 8, The Cost of Producing Money Per Year

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. G
2. A
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. I
7. E
8. D
9. B

Get Writing!

Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ stories!
You can send them to senior@weeklyreader.com