May 8, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 14 — Hot-Water Monkeys (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- Hot Water Monkeys
Snow covers the ground. It is very cold, but some monkeys are bathing. They are sitting quietly in the water. Snow covers their heads. Other monkeys are walking on the bottom of the bathing pool! They are looking for food. Can this really be happening?
Yes, it is really happening! The monkeys are in Japan. The monkeys live where there are hot springs. The hot springs form pools of water. The water is warmed by heat venting up from inside Earth.
The little monkeys began to get in the hot water first. This was about fifty years ago. Then the big monkeys got in, too. Now the monkeys are famous. They are famous because they love hot water.
- Hot Water Monkeys
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- If something is famous, it is . . . .
- not cold
- well known
- cold
- not well known
- From the story, you can tell that someone was looking at the monkeys . . . .
- 75 years ago
- 50 years ago
- 100 years ago
- 150 years ago
- The monkeys are famous because they . . . .
- sit quietly
- look for food
- live in Japan
- love hot water
- If something is famous, it is . . . .
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