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WR News Smarts Issue #27
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. How many specimens did scientists find during the recent expedition to the Ross Sea?

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2.  When did Germany invade Poland?

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3. How much money has Hoops of Hope raised?

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4. In what country is Aasee Lake?

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5. What birthday did Gary Thrasher celebrate while stationed in Vietnam?

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6. In what country is Mount Pinatubo?

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7. According to Christina G., what is the biggest reason why students no longer go on field trips?  

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8. What country in Africa did Austin Gutwein visit last fall?

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

____ 1. specimen ____ 2. eliminate (verb) ____ 3. nonprofit group ____ 4. emigrant ____ 5. tracer ____ 6. marine ____ 7. displaced person ____ 8. stalked crinoid ____ 9. predator ____ 10. communism ____ 11. AIDS

A. a person who leaves his or her country of origin to live somewhere else  B. a sea lily C. a person who has been forced to leave his or her home D. a sample E. a disease transmitted by body fluids F. to get rid of G. a creature that preys on other animals H. sea I. a group that does not make money for itself J. a political system in which the government controls all property K. a bullet that leaves a bright or smoky trail

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