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


1. In which three states is Yellowstone National Park located?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  In what year was the first U.S. inaugural ball?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. Where are the government's important papers stored?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. Which of Barack Obama's daughters is in fifth grade?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 


 

5. Where does Zach Levins live?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. Who was the first U.S. president to have his inaugural oath administered by a former president?  

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
8. What is the name of the world's largest library?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ___________________________

NAME__________________________________________________

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

____ 1. appoint (verb) ____ 2. civil rights laws ____ 3. various ____ 4. reality ____ 5. uphold (verb) ____ 6. obsolete ____ 7. segregate (verb) ____ 8. oath ____ 9. Cabinet

A. no longer in use B. a group of advisers who help the president make decisions C. to support D. to separate E. a promise F. different G. laws that make sure that all Americans have equal rights H. to name I. a real thing

Get Writing!
Encourage students to write letters to the editors about articles in WR News. Students can e-email their letters to wrnews@weeklyreader.com. We will print selected letters in WR News.

Answer Key:

1. Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
found on page 3, Park It?

2. 1809
found on page 5, Starting Off in Style

3. National Archives
found on page 6, Follow the Leader

4. Malia Obama
found on page 4, It's Moving Day!

5. Westport, Conn.
found on page 7, Game Boy

6. 1963
found on page 2, Remembering a Hero

7. Calvin Coolidge
found on page 5, Starting Off in Style

8. Library of Congress
found on page 6, Follow the Leader

Vocabulary Challenge!
1. H
2. G
3. F
4. I
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. E
9. B