May 8, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 9 — A Question About Roofs (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- A Question About Roofs
The Alps are high mountains in Europe. Many of the houses in the Alps have steep, sloping roofs. The roofs are not flat at all. Greece is a country in Europe. Houses on the Greek coast do not have roofs like the ones in the high mountains. The roofs are not as steeply sloped, and many of them are painted white.
Why do the houses in the mountains and on the coast have different roofs? Why are some steeply sloped while others are painted white?
It snows a lot in the high mountains. Snow is very heavy. The roofs are sloped, so the snow slides off. This keeps the roofs from caving in. It is very hot in Greece along the coast. It does not snow like it does in the high mountains. The white paint reflects the sun’s rays. It keeps the houses cool.
- A Question About Roofs
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- Cool is to hot as . . . .
- flat is to roof
- flat is to steep
- flat is to coast
- flat is to heavy
- A house has a flat roof. Most likely, you are not where it . . . .
- gets cold
- gets hot
- snows a lot
- in very dry
- Why might you be cooler if you wore light-colored clothes in the summer?
- The clothes would reflect the sun’s rays
- The clothes would soak up the sun’s rays
- The clothes would likely turn to snow
- The clothes would be heavier than dark clothes
- Cool is to hot as . . . .
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