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WR News Smarts Issue #7
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. What was the area where Iraq is located once called?

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2.  Where are the body's blood cells made?

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3. How high is the "Green Monster" at Boston's Fenway Park?

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4. How long is the ancient bowling lane?

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5. What type of bridge is made up of triangles that distribute weight evenly?

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6. When did the war in Iraq start?

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7. How do some schools in Dallas encourage kids to read? 

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8. What is the capital of Iraq?

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

____ 1. speculate (verb) ____ 2. motivate (verb) ____ 3. embroil (verb) ____ 4. battalion ____ 5. persecute (verb) ____ 6. abutment ____ 7. bone marrow

A. a support B. to involve C. a group of soldiers or other military personnel D. to encourage E. a thick, jellylike substance in the innermost part of some bones F. to mistreat G. to guess

Get Writing!
Have students write out instructions to their favorite sport or game. Ask: How is it played? How many people play at one time? What is the goal? What does the game or sport tell about the people who play it?