NAME __________________________________________________

 
WR News Smarts Issue #14
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the
page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.

1.     Which two former presidents were recently awarded the Liberty Medal?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ___________________________________

2.   How many countries were affected by the 2004 tsunami in southern Asia?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

3.     In which year was Tickle Me Elmo introduced?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

4.     What country is Akana Jimmy from?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

5.     What percent of the world’s water is salty seawater?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

6. How much does it cost for the WaterCan group to build a well?

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            I found this answer on page ______

            Under the headline ____________________________________

7.     Who wrote Charlotte’s Web?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

8.     Which two teams were in the 2006 World Series?

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            I found this answer on page  ______

            Under the headline __________________________________

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

____ 1. tsunami ____ 2. contaminated ____ 3. vow ____ 4. scarce ____ 5. classic ____ 6. plot ____ 7. condensation ____ 8. evaporation ____ 9. precipitation ____ 10. collection ____ 11. the water cycle

A. a series of large, destructive waves caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano B. something that stays popular over time C. when water in clouds becomes heavier and falls as rain, sleet, or snow D. story E. when water vapor meets cool air and changes into tiny droplets of water forming clouds F. promise G. when the sun’s heat changes Earth’s water into gas H. limited I. polluted J. when rain, sleet, or snow flows into oceans, lakes and rivers K. The repeated process of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection

Get Writing! Imagine you are a WR News kid reporter at the scene of a new well being built at a village in Uganda. Write a news story explaining what is happening and why it is important for the villagers.

 
Answer Key: 
1.  Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush
     found on page 3, Helping Hands

2. 12
     found on page 3, A Look Back at the Tsunami

3. 1996
    found on page 2, Tickled Over a Toy

4. Uganda
     found on page 4, Ryan’s Well

5. 97
    found on page 5, Water Isn’t Everywhere

6.  $2,000
     found on page 4, Ryan’s Well

7.  E.B. White
     found on page 7, Along Came a Spider

8. Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals
    found on page 6, News Game 2006

Vocabulary Challenge!
1. A
2. I
3. F
4. H
5. B
6. D
7. E
8. G
9. C
10. J
11. K