WR News Smarts Issue #13
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 city is the California Academy of Sciences?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________ 

 

2.  How many large holes did geologists recently find in Arizona?

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Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. How did Jennifer get a cyberbully to stop sending her mean  text messages?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________ 
 


4. How many requests to remove books from libraries has the American Library Association received since 1990?

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5. Where is the Electric Time Company's factory?

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6. How do cell phone companies help prevent cyberbullying?

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7. Who does Despereaux fall in love with in Emma Watson's new movie?  

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8. About what percent of the California Academy of Sciences relies on natural lighting from the sun?

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

____ 1. circulate (verb) ____ 2. oasis ____ 3. foe ____ 4. anonymous ____ 5. geologist ____ 6. taunt ____ 7. self-esteem ____ 8. cyberbully ____ 9. erosion ____ 10. censorship

A. to move around B. a person who studies the history of Earth C. a person who uses the Internet or cell phones to threaten or bother another person D. to tease E. a belief in yourself F. an enemy G. the controlling of ideas H. a place in a desert where plants and water can be found I. unknown J. the slow wearing away of rock and soil

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. San Francisco

found on page 6, It’s Alive!

2. at least 1,000

found on page 2, Dancing With the Dinos

3. She told her parents about the messages.

found on page 5, Bullies in Cyberspace

4. more than 9,600

found on page 3, Plot Twist

5. Medfield, Mass.

found on page 2, Picture of the Week

6. They allow uses to block text messages and calls from certain numbers.

found on page 5, Bullies in Cyberspace

7. Princess Pea

found on page 7, Mighty Mouse

8. about 90 percent

found on page 6, It’s Alive!

Vocabulary Challenge!

1. A

2. H

3. F

4. I

5. B

6. D

7. E

8. C

9. J

10. G

11. H