WR News Smarts Issue #11
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

1.     Kashmir is a region located on the border between which two countries?

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            I found this answer on page ______

           Under the headline ___________________________________

2.   How many states have a BackPack club?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

3.     Name the area where the plesiosaur remains were recently found.

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

4.     How fast can the Bionic Dolphin travel under water?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

5.     Name of the organization that designed Robonaut.

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

6. In what year was the space lab added to the International Space Station?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

7.     What is Marco Andretti’s race car’s top speed?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

8.     What year did the Wright brothers make the first powered airplane flight?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

NAME ______________________________________________

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

____ 1. plesiosaur ____ 2. fossils ____ 3. poverty ____ 4. humanoid ____ 5. recreation ____ 6. International Space              Station ____ 7. orbit

A. humanlike B. travel around C. the remains of plants or animals from millions of years ago preserved in rock D.  the state of being poor E. a prehistoric marine reptile about the size of a bus F. play G. a project being built by 16 countries for research and exploration

Get Writing! Choose an invention from the cover story “Inventions of the Future” that you would like to own. Write a persuasive letter to the person who invented it explaining why they should give that invention to you as a holiday present. Describe what you would do with the invention and explain why giving it to you would be a beneficial, or helpful, thing to do.

Answer Key: 

1.  India and Pakistan
     found on page 2, Picture of the Week

2.  39
     found on page 3, Backpacks to the Rescue

3. Svalbard, Norway
    found on page 2, Monster of the North

4. 40 miles per hour
     found on page 4, Inventions of the Future

5. NASA
    found on page 5, Inventions of the Future

6.  2001
     found on page 6, A Place in Space

7.  240 miles per hour
    found on page 7, Pedal to the Metal

8.  1903
    found on page 8, Transportation Time Line

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. E
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. F
6. G
7. B
 
 
Get Writing!

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