NAME _____________________________________________

WR News Smarts Issue #25
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. What was the name of NASA's project to send a human into space for the first time?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________

 

2.  During which year did Japan invade Hong Kong?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. What event in 1929 sparked the beginning of the Great Depression?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________
 







4. Where was the music festival called Woodstock held?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
5. In what body of water did Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s space capsule land?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. What is the name of the naval vessel British sailors were aboard when the Iranian military captured them?

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Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. When will the movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, hit the big screen?

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8. Where does baby monkey Satu live?

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

____ 1. captives ____ 2. visualize ____ 3. primary source ____ 4. espionage ____ 5. improvise

A. to picture something B. spying C. to make or do without preparation D. prisoners E. an eyewitness account of an event

Get Writing!
In pairs, have students interview each other about a newsworthy event that they witnessed. Have them write a summary about their classmate's experience.

Answer Key:
1. Mercury missions
found on page 2, History in the Making (Mercury 3 Rescue Mission)

2. 1941
found on page 5, History in the Making (Japan Invades Hong Kong)

3. the U.S. stock market crash
found on page 4, History in the Making (Surviving the Great Depression)

4. Bethel, New York
found on page 3, History in the Making (Three Days of Peace and Music)

5.  Atlantic Ocean
found on page 2, History in the Making (Mercury 3 Rescue Mission)

6. HMS Cornwall
found on page 6, Coming Home!

7. July 13
found on page 7, Harry's Back!

8. Czech Republic
found on page 6, Picture of the Week


Vocabulary Challenge!
1. D
2. A
3. E
4. B
5. C

Get Writing!
Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ tours!
You can send them to WRNews@weeklyreader.com