May 10, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 23 — Four, Five, or Seven Seasons? (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- Four, Five, or Seven Seasons?
We have four seasons. We have winter, spring, summer, and fall. The Chukchi people do not have four seasons. They have more. The Chukchi people live in Siberia. Siberia is part of Russia. The word “Chukchi” means “rich in reindeer.”
We set our four seasons by Earth’s tilt to the sun. When it is winter, Earth is tilted the most away from the sun. The days are short. When it is summer, Earth is tilted the most toward the sun. The days are long.
The Chukchi have five seasons. How do they set their seasons? They use the rising and setting of the sun. They use the number of mosquitoes. They use the state of the snow. Some say the Chukchi have seven seasons. This is because they break down winter. Winter is broken into three seasons.
- Four, Five, or Seven Seasons?
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- Siberia is part of what country?
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Russia
- Tahiti
- Most likely, in Siberia there are . . . .
- the same number of mosquitoes at all times
- always lots of mosquitoes
- never any mosquitoes
- times when there are lots of mosquitoes
- From the story, you can tell that in Siberia . . . .
- there are no reindeer
- Earth’s tilt does not change
- it snows
- the seasons never change
- Siberia is part of what country?
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