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WR News Smarts Issue #22
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.



1. How much does the colossal squid from Antarctica weigh?

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2. By 2004, what percentage of public schools required uniforms?

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3. How many strong earthquakes occur in parts of Indonesia each year?

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4. About how much would each school uniform for one Elmira student cost?

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5. How old is Echo the Elephant?

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6. Name three of Echo’s grandchildren.

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7. In what year were strict anti-poaching laws put into effect in Amboseli National Reserve?

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8. What is the most active volcanic region on Earth?

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

____ 1. aftershocks ____ 2. epicenter ____ 3. Ring of Fire ____ 4. mandated ____ 5. violates ____ 6. matriarch ____ 7. vulnerable ____ 8. rituals ____ 9. poaching ____ 10. ivory ____ 11. lava ____ 12. bulbous ____ 13. food web

A. the area above the underground point where the earthquake begins B. required C. customs D. the female leader of a family E. the material that makes up an elephant’s tusks F. rounded G. disregards H. an area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean where Earth’s tectonic plates push against each other, often causing earthquakes and volcanoes I. at risk J. smaller earthquakes after a big earthquake K. illegal hunting L. a system that links plants and animals that depend on each other for food. M. hot liquid rock

Get Writing!
After reading about the elephants of Amboseli National Reserve, think about the important things that young elephants must learn to survive. Write an imaginary conversation, or dialogue, between a young elephant and the matriarch of the herd.  Be sure to include important things that the matriarch might want to teach the young elephant.
 

 Answer Key:
1. 1,000 pounds
found on page 2, Photo of the Week

2. 14%
found on page 3, Fashion Do or Don’t?

3. 5
found on page 2, Quake in Indonesia

4. $16 to $26
found on page 3, Fashion Do or Don’t?

5.  62
found on page 4 and 5, One Big Family (Leader of the Pack) and An Elephant Family Tree

6. Edwina, Eleanor, and E-mail
found on page 5, An Elephant Family Tree

7. 1968
found on page 4, One Big Family (Protecting the Herd)

8. the mid-ocean ridge
found on page 6, Deep-Sea Detectives

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

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