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WR News Smarts Issue #20
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. About how much blood does the human heart pump each day?

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2.  How many pictures of Mercury did Messenger take when it flew by the planet recently?

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3. What author received this year's Newbery Medal?

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4. During what time of year does power become scarce in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital?

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5. What human heart parts make a lub-DUB sound as they open and close?

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6. What is Messenger's power source?

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7. How often does Mercury orbit the sun (in Earth Days)? 

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8. During what time period did members of the Taliban control most of Afghanistan?

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

____ 1. dialogue ____ 2. import (verb) ____ 3. mass ____ 4. monologue ____ 5. contract (verb) ____ 6. confide (verb) ____ 7. hydroelectricity ____ 8. composition ____ 9. Taliban ____ 10. core ____ 11. terrestrial ____ 12. orbit ____ 13. demonstrate (verb)

A. a path B. a dramatic speech performed by one person C. electricity made by the force of falling water D. makeup E. a conversation between two or more characters F. an Islamic extremist group that supported terrorist attacks against the United States G. to bring in H. rocky I. to squeeze J. weight K. to show L. the center of a planet M. to tell

Get Writing!
Have each student write a tip for dealing with bullies. Then compile the students' tips into a classroom guide to share with younger students.