May 8, 2016

Reading comprehension: Passage 16 — A Hole First (Places and Events)
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  • Read the passage aloud.

    • A Hole First

      You want to build a house in Bermuda, but first you have to do something. What do you have to do first? You have to dig a hole. The hole is not for a basement. What is the hole for?

      Bermuda is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. There are no lakes or rivers on the island. Water is stored in tanks under the ground. The holes under the house are dug for storage tanks.

      Where does the water for the tanks come from? It is rainwater. Houses are built with terraced roofs. The terraces look like little steps. The water runs down the terraced steps. It flows into a pipe and down into the storage tank.

    • Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
      • Bermuda is an island in what ocean?
        1. Arctic Ocean
        2. Pacific Ocean
        3. Indian Ocean
        4. Atlantic Ocean

      • If a hill was terraced, it would look like  . . . 
        steps were cut into it
        .
        1. underground storage tanks
        2. a pipe
        3. steps were cut into it
        4. it was full of holes

      • When you store something, you  . . . 
        put something away to use later
        .
        1. use something immediately
        2. don’t want to buy something
        3. put something away to use later
        4. want to buy something

    tags: Common Core State Standards • CCSS • K-12 • Common Core • 2nd grade • reading comprehension • elementary school • nonfiction reading • places and events • K-12 reader • listening comprehension • ESL intermediate
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