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WR News Smarts Issue #24
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 clouded leopards live on the island of Sumatra?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________

 

2.  How long ago was the movie Star Wars released?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. In which state is the Dynamo Soccer Association located?

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I found this answer on page ______

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4. What kind of day does Jim Thompson prefer to Silent Saturdays?

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5. In which year was Jamestown founded?

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6. How many visitors are expected to attend events at the Jamestown Settlement
during the weekend of May 11 to 13?

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I found this answer on page ______

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7. When the English settlers arrived in Jamestown, how many Powhatan people were already living in the area.

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8. How many passengers did the original Godspeed carry to Jamestown from England?

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

____ 1. dorsal ____ 2. predator ____ 3. conservation ____ 4. skeptical ____ 5. sportsmanship ____ 6. replica ____ 7. colonist ____ 8. merchant ____ 9. cash crop ____ 10. plantation ____ 11. archaeologist ____ 12. hull ____ 13.  pitch ____ 14. premiere

A. protection B. sticky tar C. model D. hunter E. settler F. large farm G. back H. a scientist who studies the remains left behind by past cultures I. businesspeople J. fair play K. a farm product that can be  sold in large amounts L. first show M. unsure N. the body of a ship

Get Writing!
Imagine you work at the Jamestown Settlement as a tour guide.
Use the cover story in this issue to make a list of the things that you
would take visitors to see. Write why each item on your list would be
interesting to a tourist.
 

 Answer Key:
1. Between 3,000 and 7,000
found on page 2, On the Prowl

2. 30 years
found on page 2, Picture of the Week

3. Ohio
found on page 3, Quiet, Please!

4. Honor the Game Days
found on page 3, Quiet, Please! (No!)

5.  1607
found on page 4, Time Travel to Jamestown (America’s First Settlement)

6. 90,000
found on page 4, Time Travel to Jamestown

7. 20,000
found on page 5, Culture Clash

8. 39
found on page 6, The Godspeed Sets Sail


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

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