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WR News Smarts Issue #26
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 another name for Holi, the Hindu festival that marks the start of spring?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  How much does the Tata Nano cost?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. What nonrenewable resource is gasoline made from?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. In what state is the Caetano caldera located?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 


 

5. In what year did Iceland and other countries agree to stop hunting whales?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. Who overthrew the Incas?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. Which country supplies more crude oil than any other country?  

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
8. How many student reporters did WR News have in the 2007-08 school year?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ___________________________

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

____ 1. idol ____ 2. rebound (verb) ____ 3. rustic ____ 4. whaling ____ 5. consumer ____ 6. import (verb) ____ 7. caldera ____ 8. fault ____ 9. curb (verb) ____ 10. magma ____ 11. supervolcano ____ 12. crude oil

A. an unusually powerful volcano B. melted rock C. an object that people worship D. a sunken area at the top of a volcano that sometimes forms when an erupting volcano collapses E. to limit F. a nonrenewable resource made from the remains of animals and plants G. to come back H. hunting whales I. a rock layer that shifts in the Earth's crust J. rough K. to buy from other countries L. a person who buys products or services

Get Writing!
Encourage students to apply to become WR News student reporters. Students should write a 300-word essay explaining why they would be good student reporters. Find more information and an entry form at www.weeklyreader.com/reporter.

Answer Key:

1. Festival of Colors
found on page 2, Picture of the Week
2. $2,500
found on page 5, Driving Into the Future
3. crude oil
found on page 4, Trouble at the Pump
4. Nevada
found on page 6, Rumble Down Below
5. 1986
found on page 3, A Whale of a Debate
6. Spanish explorers
found on page 2, Dig It!
7. Saudi Arabia
found on page 4, Fast Fuel Facts
8. 10
found on page 7, Breaking News!

Vocabulary Challenge!
1. C
2. G
3. J
4. H
5. L
6. K
7. D
8. I
9. E
10. B
11. A
12. F

Get Writing!
Answers will vary, but we would love to read students' entries. Please visit www.weeklyreader.com/reporter for mailing details.