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NEWS SMARTS: Issue 14

 

How much have you learned from reading Issue 14? Circle the letter for the best answer to each question.



1) What did researchers recently learn about baby zebra finches?


          a) They learn how to babble faster than human babies.
          b) They learn how to babble before they learn how to sing.

          c) They do not learn how to babble until they are adults.



2) What object was recently added to the National Toy Hall of Fame?

 

          a) chalk

          b) sand

          c) stick



3) Astronauts have been building the International Space Station since _______.


          a) 1998
          b) 2004

          c) 2008
 

4)  What is being added to the space station?


         a) two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a mini kitchen
         b) two bedrooms, a science lab, and a bathroom
         c) two science labs, three bedrooms, and a mini kitchen

 

 

 

5)  Gravity is a force that pulls your body _______.


         a) toward the moon

         b) toward Earth

         c) away from Earth




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B

 

 

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