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WR News Smarts Issue #7
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 what ocean is Papua New Guinea located?

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2.  In what year did the country's founders write the Constitution?

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3. What is tae kwon do?

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4. Why do some spiders in Asia make decoys of themselves?

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5. What state is former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter from?

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6. How long did it take Charles Lindbergh to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1927?

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7. What award did Jacquel Waller's school newspaper recently win?  

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8. What type of plane did Captain James Gallagher fly around the world in 1949?

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

____ 1. decoy ____ 2. enforce (verb) ____ 3. predator ____ 4. nonfiction ____ 5. disruptive ____ 6. equipped ____ 7. citizenship test ____ 8. informed ____ 9. civics

A. writing that is true B. built C. educated D. to put into effect E. something used to trick or trap someone or something F. the study of the rights and duties of citizens G. an animal that feeds on other animals H. a test people from other countries need to pass to become U.S. citizens I. upsetting

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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