WR News Smarts Issue #11
Write in the correct answers for each question. Then write the page you found the answer on and the headline of the story.


1. Who made the miniature White House?

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2.  What percentage of students voted for Barack Obama in the Weekly Reader poll?

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Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. About how many blocks were in the world's tallest LEGO tower?

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Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. What is Zachary Sharples' favorite baseball team?

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5. On what date will Barack Obama be sworn in as president?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________


 
6. Which state has the most electoral votes?

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Under the headline ____________________________________

 
7. In what city and state is Llewellyn Elementary School?  

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8. When did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?

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

____ 1. contradict (verb) ____ 2. inauguration ____ 3. stag ____ 4. Mohawk ____ 5. replica ____ 6. dismantle (verb) ____ 7. Electoral College ____ 8. ecstatic ____ 9. confidence ____ 10. prevail (verb) ____ 11. Cabinet ____ 12. obese ____ 13. former ____ 14. traditional

A. a copy B. a group of top officials who advise the president C. overjoyed D. a hairstyle in which both sides of a person's head are shaved, leaving a longer strip of hair down the middle E. common F. a swearing-in ceremony G. to do the opposite of H. a belief in yourself I. a group of representatives chosen by voters to elect the president J. a male deer K. to take apart L. previous M. the condition of being very overweight N. to succeed

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. John Zweifel

found on page 6, The President’s Place

2. 54.7 percent

found on page 4, Right Again! WR Kids Pick the Prez

3. about 460,000

found on page 2, Sky-High Build

4. Tampa Bay Rays

found on page 3, Tress Stress

5. January 20

found on page 5, Making History

6. California

found on page 8, State-by-State Results

7. Portland, Oregon

found on page 7, Fit and Fun

8. 1863

found on page 6, The President’s Place

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. G

2. F

3. J

4. D

5. A

6. K

7. I

8. C

9. H

10. N

11. B

12. M

13. L

14. E