May 8, 2016

Reading comprehension: Passage 5 — Four Corners (Places and Events)
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  • Read the passage aloud.

    • Four Corners

      Go to Hawaii. You can only stand in Hawaii. You cannot stand in another state at the same time. Go to Maine. You can stand on one or two states. You can stand on two states if you stand on Maine’s border. You can stand in Maine and New Hampshire.

      There are many places where you can stand in two states. There are places, too, where you can stand in three states. There is only one place where you can stand in four states.

      What four states can a person stand in at the same time? What four states have borders that touch? The states are Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The corners of these four states all meet at one point in the Southwest.

    • Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
      • Where is Arizona located?
        1. the Southeast
        2. the Northeast
        3. the Northwest
        4. the Southwest

      • Most likely, Hawaii is bordered by  . . . 
        water
        .
        1. land
        2. water
        3. Colorado
        4. five other states

      • What answer lists four states that you can stand on at the same time?
        1. Arizona, Utah, New Jersey, Colorado
        2. New Mexico, Maine, Colorado, Utah
        3. Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii, Arizona
        4. Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona

    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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