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WR News Smarts Issue #3
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. What percentage of toys sold in the United States are made in China?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  How many people could the Colosseum in Rome hold?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. Who was the 16th president of the United States?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. When did Big Ben first ring?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 


 

5. How much has the water level in Lake Michigan dropped in the past 10 years?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. Into what river do lakes Huron and Michigan empty?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. What is the title of the book that McKenna Andrews wrote? 

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
8. Where did the rich and famous sit in the Colosseum?

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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. hazardous ____ 2. habitat ____ 3. dredging ____ 4. homely ____ 5. speculate ____ 6. precipitation ____ 7. simulation

A. ugly B. rain, sleet, or snow C. environment in which a creature lives D. guess E. unsafe F. deepening the bottom of a lake or river G. copy

Get Writing!
Scientists recently created a 3-D computer model of ancient Rome. Ask students: What other city would be fun to explore virtually? Have each student write two paragraphs explaining what city they would like to explore and why.
 

Answer Key:

1. about 80 percent
found on page 3, Toxic Toys

2. 50,000 people

found on page 6, Rome Reborn

3. Abraham Lincoln
found on page 2, Lopsided Lincoln?

4. 1859
found on page 2, Picture of the Week

5.  3 feet
found on page 4, Fishing for Answers

6. St. Clair River
found on page 5, Fishing for Answers

7. Riding the Storm Out
found on page 7, The ‘Write’ Stuff

8. in the front seats
found on page 6, Rome Reborn

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

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