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WR News Smarts Issue #15
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. Which former president argued on the Africans' behalf in the Amistad case?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  What was the new Amistad's third stop on its way to Africa?

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Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. How much chocolate is needed to make 1 gallon of ethanol?

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Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. Who led the Amistad rebellion?

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5. What city did many of the Africans on the original Amistad come from?

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6. How many miles is the journey driven by Andy Pag and John Grimshaw?

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Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. What is the chocolate-powered truck's final destination in Africa? 

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8. How long is the new Amistad's voyage?

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

                                                                                                     
____ 1. reproduction

____ 2. enact (verb)

____ 3. mutiny

____ 4. abolitionist

____ 5. ethanol

____ 6. inedible





 

A. unable to be eaten

B. a person who wanted to end slavery

C. a rebellion

D. to make into law

E. a copy 

F. a clean-burning fuel that can power cars


Get Writing!
Ask students what historic event they would like to teach people about. Have them write a few paragraphs explaining which event they would choose and why. Ask: What would be a good way to teach people about this event?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

WR News Smarts Issue #16
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. How long is the Grand Canyon?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  How long as Ksena Wadsworth lived in the Grand Canyon National Park?

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Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. How old are the canyon's oldest rocks?

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Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. Which president declared the Grand Canyon a national monument?

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5. Which river carved the Grand Canyon?

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6. In which level of the canyon do rattlesnakes and scorpions live?

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7. How old is Temple Butte? 

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Under the headline __________________________________


 
8. What type of food does Elyse Moreno like to eat?

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I found this answer on page ______

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

                                                                                                     
____ 1. reservation

____ 2. national monument

____ 3. geologist

____ 4. erode (verb)

____ 5. gradually

____ 6. fossil





 

A. slowly

B. a landmark that is protected by the government

C. land set aside for Native Americans

D. the remains of a plant, animal, or fish

E. a person who studies Earth

F. to wear away


Get Writing!
Ask students to write a "Growing Up" article about daily life in their own state. We'd love to read their responses, so please send them to wrnews@weeklyreader.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key (Issue 15):

1. John Quincy Adams

found on page 2, A Long Struggle for Freedom

2. Liverpool, England

found on page 2, The Amistad’s Trip to Africa

3. about 17 pounds

found on page 3, Chocolate Power

4. Sengbe Pieh

found on page 2, Sailing for Freedom

5. Freetown, Sierra Leone

found on pages 2-3, Sailing for Freedom

6. 4,500 miles

found on page 3, Chocolate Power

7. Timbuktu, Mali

found on page 3, Chocolate Power

8. 14 months

found on page 2, Sailing for Freedom


Vocabulary Challenge!

1. E

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. F

6. A

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


Answer Key (Issue 16):

1. 277 miles

found on page 2, Grand Canyon at a Glance

2. four months

found on page 3, Growing Up in the Canyon

3. nearly 2 billion years old

found on page 2, Rock On!

4. Theodore Roosevelt

found on page 2, Rock On!

5. Colorado River

found on page 3, Rock On!

6. near the bottom

found on page 2, Grand Canyon at a Glance

7. 350 million years old

found on page 4, The Big Dig

8. Mexican food (burritos and tacos)

found on page 3, Growing Up in the Grand Canyon


Vocabulary Challenge!

1. C

2. B

3. E

4. F

5. A

6. D

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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