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WR News Smarts Issue #5
Write in the correct answers for each question. Then write the page you found the answer on and the headline of the story.


1. During what season does Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days take place?

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I found this answer on page ______ 

Under the headline ___________________
 

 

2.  What color does a blue diamond impatiens turn when the temperature rises?

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I found this answer on page ______ 

Under the headline ___________________




 
3. How old is "wing walker" Tiger Brewer?

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I found this answer on page ______ 

Under the headline ___________________

 


4. In what country is Mount Logan?

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Under the headline ___________________

 

5. How many new species of plants did scientists find during their study of the eastern Himalayas?

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I found this answer on page ______ 

Under the headline ___________________





 
6. In what state is Mount St. Helens?

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I found this answer on page ______ 

Under the headline ___________________



 
7. Who was the first person to climb to the top of Mount Everest?  

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8. In what year was the Child Nutrition Act first passed?

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Under the headline ___________________

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

____ 1. invertebrate ____ 2. calcium ____ 3. summit ____ 4. mandate (verb) ____ 5. magma ____ 6. habitat ____ 7. global warming ____ 8. span (verb) ____ 9. proponent ____ 10. dormant

A. to reach across B. liquid rock underground C. to order D. a home E. an animal without a backbone F. a top G. inactive H. a mineral in dairy products and some vegetables that helps build strong bones I. a slow rise in Earth's temperature J. a supporter

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. summer

found on page 7, Wimpy World

2. purple

found on page 4, Wild Things

3. 8

found on page 2, Picture of the Week

4. Canada

found on page 6, Peek at Peaks!

5. 242

found on page 4, Wild Things

6. Washington

found on page 2, Hot Bots

7. Sir Edmund Hillary

found on page 6, Peek at Peaks!

8. 1966

found on page 2, Food for Thought

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. E

2. H

3. F

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. I

8. A

9. J

10. G