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WR News Smarts Issue #20
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. How old is Sabrina Fairchild, the Labrador retriever? 

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2. Name the author of The Higher Power of Lucky.

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3. What does CPS stand for?

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4. How many moose were moved from Utah to Colorado in January?

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5. How fast can a moose run?

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6. Name two dangerous things that overpopulation can cause for animals.

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7. On which continent is Mount Kosciusko?

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8. In which year did Dr. Henry Heimlich invent the Heimlich maneuver?

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

____ 1. prestigious ____ 2. efficient ____ 3. biologist ____ 4. overpopulation ____ 5. prohibited ____ 6. inhumane ____ 7. veterinarian ____ 8. the Seven Summits ____ 9. Heimlich maneuver

A. the situation of too many animals living in an area for the environment to feed and support B. not allowed C. cruel D. good use of time E. a special technique that can save the life of a person who is choking F. a scientist who studies living things G. the highest mountains on each of the continents H. important I. animal doctor

Get Writing!
Imagine you worked as a moose mugger on the recent moose relocation program. Write a letter to your family describing what it was like to capture wild moose and transport them by helicopter. Be sure to describe how you did it and explain why it was important to move the moose.

Answer Key:
1. 5
found on page 2, Picture of the Week

2. Susan Patron
found on page 2, And the Winning Books Are …

3. Classroom Performance System
found on page 3, Remote-Control Classroom

4. 24
found on page 4, Flying Moose and The Moose-Sheep Swap

5. up to 35 miles per hour
found on page 5, Know Your Moose

6. starvation and disease
found on page 5, Flying Moose

7. Australia
found on page 6, Seven Great Summits

8. 1974
found on page 7, Heimlich Hero

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

Get Writing!
Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ letters!
You can send them to WRNews@weeklyreader.com