May 8, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 17 — Why Long and Dark? (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- Why Long and Dark?
Syria is a country. It is in Asia. It is in the part of the world that we call the Middle East. There is a castle in Syria that is very old and famous. The castle is about 1,000 years old.
The castle is huge. It sits on a hill. It has an outer wall. It has an inner wall. It has a courtyard inside the walls. The entrance passage of the castle leads to the courtyard. The entrance passage is long and dark. Why is the entrance passage long and dark?
It is very light in the courtyard. It is bright and sunny. Attackers would have to go through the entrance passage. Their eyes would get used to the dark. They would not be able to see well when they got to the courtyard. Their eyes would not be ready for the bright light.
- Why Long and Dark?
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- Go in is to go out as . . . .
- shower is to dry
- old is to famous
- famous is to old
- entrance is to exit
- What is not true about the castle?
- It is in Syria
- It has an inner wall
- It is about 1,000 years old
- It is in the Middle West
- From the story, you can tell that the courtyard . . . .
- is bigger than Asia
- doesn’t have a roof
- is bigger than Syria
- has a roof
- Go in is to go out as . . . .
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