May 8, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 3 — The Biggest Country (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- The Biggest Country
There are a lot of countries in the world. There are almost two hundred. Some countries are big. Others are small. Some countries have a lot of people. Others have only a few people.
What is the biggest country? The biggest country is Russia. No other country in the world is as big as Russia. What country has the most people? China has the most people. Russia is bigger. Almost two Chinas could fit in Russia.
Why don’t more people live in Russia? Not all land is good to live on. Many parts of Russia are very cold. People need to live where they can get enough food. They need to find work. They need to be able to make a living.
- The Biggest Country
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- What answer might be the number of countries in the world?
- 295
- 195
- 95
- 395
- What answer is true?
- More people live in Russia than China
- More people live in China than Russia
- There is more land in China than Russia
- There is less land in Russia than China
- From the story, you can tell that people must . . . .
- be able to get enough food
- not live where it is cold
- be warm
- have lots of land
- What answer might be the number of countries in the world?
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