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WR News Smarts Issue #14
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. What is the French air force's aerobatic team called?

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2.  Which state holds the first caucuses in a U.S. presidential election?

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3. What date is Super Tuesday this year?

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4. How many presidential candidates are U.S. senators or former U.S. senators?

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5. How long ago did staff at Fernbank Elementary School start teaching students yoga?

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6. Which state is considering a ban on Native American mascots in schools?

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7. About how many hours a day do giant pandas spend eating? 

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8. Which president received 19 percent of the vote in an Iowa caucus?

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

____ 1. corridor ____ 2. primary ____ 3. fragmented ____ 4. yoga ____ 5. endangered ____ 6. public opinion poll ____ 7. migrate (verb) ____ 8. stereotype ____ 9. myth ____ 10. caucus

A. broken up B. an idea that all members of a group are alike C. a system of exercise that involves holding poses and stretching while doing controlled breathing D. to move E. a private meeting of a party's members to choose a candidate F. a contest in which voters from a party cast ballots for a candidate G. threatened H. a made-up story that explains how the world came to be I. a survey that asks Americans for whom they plan to vote J. a hallway

Get Writing!
Have students write a list of five qualities that they think a president should possess. Students should also write a paragraph explaining why they chose each quality.

Answer Key:

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