May 8, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 11 — The Smallest and the Largest (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- The Smallest and the Largest
The U.S.A. is big. It has fifty states. The smallest state is Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the thirteenth state. It became a state in 1790. It is on the East Coast. Thirty-six islands are part of the state. It is easy to get to its capital. You can drive to it. You can fly to it.
The largest state is Alaska. Alaska was the forty-ninth state. It became a state in 1959. Alaska is on the West Coast. It is not close to the other states. It is apart. It has many islands. It is not easy to get to its capital. You cannot drive to it. You can fly to it. You can sail to it.
Alaska is very big. How many Rhode Islands can fit inside Alaska? Almost five hundred Rhode Islands can fit inside Alaska!
- The Smallest and the Largest
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- What answer is true about Rhode Island?
- It is on the West Coast
- It became a state in 1790
- It was the forty-ninth state
- It is the largest state
- From the story, you can tell that Alaska’s capital . . . .
- must have an airport
- is not by the water
- is not on the coast
- must be the biggest capital
- 3. About how many Rhode Islands can fit inside Alaska?
- 50
- 500
- 550
- 5,000
- What answer is true about Rhode Island?
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