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WR News Smarts Issue #21
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. About how many people attend the Sapporo Snow Festival each year?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 



2. What is the name of the village researchers recently uncovered near Stonehenge

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 



3. What was the first state to send BMI reports to parents?

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I found this answer on page ______

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4. Since the 1990s, how many countries have selected women to lead their governments?

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Under the headline ____________________________________ 



5. What office does Nancy Pelosi hold

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I found this answer on page ______

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6. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

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Under the headline ____________________________________

 

7. What is the name of powerful thunderstorms that cause the strongest tornadoes?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________ 



8. How many miles did Michael Perham travel to set a new sailing record?

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I found this answer on page ______

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Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each word below with its definition.

____ 1. supercells ____ 2. excavated ____ 3. suffragists ____ 4. documented ____ 5. archaeologists ____ 6. Enhanced Fujita Scale ____ 7. legislature ____ 8. solo ____ 9. Body Mass Index ____ 10. speculate ____ 11. tornadoes ____ 12. inequalities ____ 13. expedition ____ 14. mesocyclone ____ 15. cabinet ____ 16. obese ____ 17. artifacts

A. alone B. a calculation of weight and height that tells whether a person is overweight C. to guess D. severely overweight E. a powerful, rotating tube of air that runs from the ground to a thundercloud F. human-made objects G. group of close advisors H. a rotating column of rising wind formed by warm and cold gusts of air I. recorded J. scientists who study the materials left by prehistoric peoples and their cultures K. people who work for the right to vote L. powerful, large-scale thunderstorms M. dug up N. a trip O. the scale used to measure the size and strength of tornadoes P. unequal treatment Q. an organized body that makes laws

Get Writing!
Imagine that you have just been elected president of the United States.
Write an acceptance speech describing how you plan to be an effective leader.

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

2. Durrington Walls
found on page 2, New Mystery at Stonehenge

3. Arkansas
found on page 3, The Weight Debate

4. more than 30
found on page 4, Madam President?

5.  Speaker of the House of Representatives
found on page 5, Madam President? and Female Firsts

6. 19th Amendment
found on pages 4 and 5, Female Firsts and Madam President?

7. supercells
found on page 6, Twister Touchdown

8. 3,500
found on page 7, Sailing into History

Vocabulary Challenge!
1. L
2. M
3. K
4. I
5. J
6. O
7. Q
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. E
12. P
13. N
14. H
15. G
16. D
17. F

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