1.     How much can a monk seal weigh?

            __________________________________

          I found this answer on page ______

          Under the headline _____________________________________

2.   Iraq is about the same size as which state?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

3.      What is another name for the World Series trophy?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

4.     How many troops are returning home to Fort Campbell this fall?

            __________________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

5.     What is the largest military base in the United States?

            __________________________________

          How many troops does it have? _________________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

6. Name two ways students in the Rome City School System used to pay for
their lunch before the new fingerprint system.

            ____________________________________________ 

            _____________________________________________

            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

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

____ 1. habitat ____ 2. mandating ____ 3. obesity ____ 4. deployed ____ 5. dictator ____ 6. stationed ____ 7. timetable

A. the condition of being very overweight B. someone who runs a country with total authority, often unjustly C. sent on a mission by the military D. natural home E. placed F. schedule G. requiring

 Get Writing! Write a scene from a play that depicts the return of a soldier from Iraq. Use what you’ve learned from this WR News issue to describe the setting, or where the scene takes place. Invent a family of characters that will explain how they feel about being reunited and what they plan to do together.

Answer Key: 

1.  600 pounds
     found on page 2, On the Brinkr

2. California
     found on page 5, Fast Facts on Iraq

3. Commissioner’s Trophy
    found on page 2, Picture of the Week

4. 20,000
     found on page 4, The Long Road Home

5. Fort Hood, 50,000    
    found on page 5, Largest U.S. Bases  

6.  punch codes, ID cards
     found on page 7, Finger Food

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. D
2. G
3. C
4. E
5. B
6. E
7. F

Get Writing!

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