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WR News Smarts Issue #6
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. In which town and state is the supersized spiderweb?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  What is the title of the bullying movie?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. About how many food ads do kids see in a day?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. How often do cows belch?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 


 

 

 

5. How many puffin pairs live on Eastern Egg Rock island in Maine?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. How do cars and factories produce greenhouse gases?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. How much of the world's protein do cattle and other livestock supply? 

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
8. How long is the bullying movie?

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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. entomologist

____ 2. carbon dioxide

____ 3. global warming

____ 4. microorganism

____ 5. methane


A. a tiny creature

B. a greenhouse gas that is less harmful than methane 

C. the gradual increase in Earth's temperature

D. a person who studies insects

E. a colorless, odorless gas


Get Writing!
Ask students: Have you ever been bullied or known someone who was bullied? Have students write a script of a confrontation between a bully and a student being picked on. 
 
















 




 

 

 

 

Answer Key:

1. Wills Point, Texas

found on page 2, Fly Catcher

2. Stories of Us

found on page 7, Acting Against Bullies

3. 21 food ads

found on page 6, Hungry for the Truth?

4. every 40 seconds

found on page 4, Holy Cow!

5. 90 puffin pairs

found on page 2, Picture of the Week

6. They burn fossil fuels.

found on page 4, Hot Topic: Causes and Effects of Global Warming

7. one-third

found on page 4, Holy Cow!

8. 20 minutes

found on page 7, Acting Against Bullies

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. D

2. B

3. C

4. A

5. E

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

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