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. How often do humans tend to "catch" yawns?

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2.  How much money did the World Food Programme recently promise to spend on food aid?

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3. Which fish is called the tiger of the sea?

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4. What movie was a giant model of Eddie Murphy's head used to promote?

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5. Which city recently passed a rule that punishes parents for kids' graffiti?

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6. Which explorers did Leo Steiner rhyme about for a state alphabet book?

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7. In which country did scientists study bugs' effect on chili peppers?  

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8. What is the world's largest fish?

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

____ 1. couplet ____ 2. pledge (verb) ____ 3. pierce (verb) ____ 4. ordinance ____ 5. agriculture ____ 6. empathy ____ 7. brink ____ 8. vandalize (verb) ____ 9. determine (verb) ____ 10. crucial ____ 11. self-sufficient ____ 12. import (verb)

A. a rule  B. to buy from another country C. to promise D. able to take care of oneself E. to figure out  F. very important G. to poke into H. farming I. edge  J. the ability to understand and identify with people's feelings K. two lines of a poem that rhyme L. to damage

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. K

2. C

3. G

4. A

5. H

6. J

7. I

8. L

9. E

10. F

11. D

12. B