WR News Smarts Issue #10
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

1.     What year did Congress create Veterans Day?

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            I found this answer on page ______

           Under the headline ____________________________________

2.   What does Mark Erdmann of Conservation International call the Papuan reefs of Bird’s Head Seascape?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

3.     How many rooms do the largest cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde have?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

4.     What is the point where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado meet called?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

5.     About what year did the Ancient Puebloans migrate from Mesa Verde?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

6. How old was Elijah Wood when he began his acting career?

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            What is the name of his new movie?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

7.     What is the second largest Native American group in the United States?

            _______________________ ______________________

            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

 NAME ______________________________________________

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

____ 1. endemic ____ 2. imperative ____ 3. biodiversity ____ 4. illuminate ____ 5. plateau ____ 6. centennial ____ 7. finale ____ 8. resided ____ 9. mesa ____ 10. migrated ____ 11. artifacts ____ 12. medieval ____ 13. archaeology ____ 14. portcullis

A. referring to the Middle Ages, a period in European history from about 500 to 1500 B. any object made or used by people in the past C. absolutely necessary D. a broad, flat-topped rock with steep sides E. a 100th anniversary F. the study of material evidence to find out about human cultures of the past G. metal grating H. traveled I. an area of high, flat land J. lived K. light up L. not found anywhere else M. big ending N. refers to the variety of species in a particular environment

Get Writing! The Ancient Pueblo People migrated from Mesa Verde after living there for hundreds of years. Imagine you, your family, and all of your friends were to move away from your home in a big group. Where would you want to go? Why? Describe how you would accomplish the move.

Answer Key: 

1.  1954
     found on page 2, Medals of Honor

2.  a species factory
     found on page 3, Under the Sea

3. about 160 each
    found on page 3, A Cliffside View Of Mesa Verde

4. Four Corners
     found on page 3, Lights On for Mesa Verde

5. after 1300 
    found on page 5, Lights On for Mesa Verde

6.  9, Happy Feet
     found on page 7, An Actor With Happy Feet

7.  Navajo
    found on page 8, The Largest U.S. Tribal Groupings

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. L
2. C
3. N
4. K
5. I
6. E
7. M
8. J
9. D
10. H
11. B
12. A
13. F
14. G
 

Get Writing!

Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ stories!
You can send them to edition4@weeklyreader.com