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WR News Smarts Issue #2
Write in the correct answers for each question. Then write the page you found the answer on and the headline of the story.


1. On what date was the People's Republic of China established?

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2.  What does "oyez" mean?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. What football team does Michael Oher play for?

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I found this answer on page ______

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4. In what month did President Barack Obama nominate Sonia Sotomayor to become a Supreme Court justice?

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5. Which Supreme Court justice has nine kids?

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6. Who was the first astronaut from Japan to live in space?

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Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. How many cases do the U.S. Supreme Court justices usually hear and decide each session?  

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8. What president nominated Stephen G. Breyer to become a Supreme Court justice?

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I found this answer on page ______

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

____ 1. seniority ____ 2. excessive ____ 3. nominate (verb) ____ 4. impact ____ 5. garments ____ 6. committee ____ 7. appoint (verb) ____ 8. tradition   ____ 9. urgent ____ 10. accumulate  (verb)   ____ 11. transition ____ 12.  interpret (verb)

A. serious B. clothes C. a practice D. to hire E. to gather F. a change G. experience H. too much I. a small group J. an effect K. to pick L. to explain

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.

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