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WR News Smarts Issue #18
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. Which animal in the Chinese lunar calendar represents the year in which Albert Einstein was born?

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2.  In what zoo does Kasih, a Bornean orangutan, live?

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3. How much did Zach Bonner collect in money and supplies during his walk from Tampa to Tallahassee?

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4. Which athlete was named the Super Bowl's most valuable player three times?

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5. What was the date of Super Tuesday this year?

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6. In what direction would you have to travel to get from Tampa, Florida, to the Gulf of Mexico?

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7. When is the next Year of the Tiger? 

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8. Which month is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month?

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

____ 1. humanoid ____ 2. delegate ____ 3. coalition ____ 4. beverage ____ 5. sincere ____ 6. prosperity ____ 7. incumbent ____ 8. economic ____ 9. lobbying ____ 10. lunar calendar

A. a partnership between two or more groups B. a person who currently holds an office C. success  D. a drink  E. a calendar based on the cycles of the moon F. a representative G. related to money  H. a thing that has human qualities I. campaigning J. true

Get Writing!
Have students write a journal entry based on this prompt: If you could an invent a robot to perform any task, what would your robot do? Why?