May 10, 2016
Reading comprehension: Passage 24 — The Falls Few People See (Places and Events)
- Read the passage aloud.
- The Falls Few People See
Think about how long a football field is. Now put eleven football fields in a row. That’s how far the water drops at Angel Falls! Angel Falls is the world’s tallest waterfall. The water falls 3,212 feet down!
People go to see big lakes. They go to see big rivers. They go to see big mountains. Angel Falls is big. You would think lots of people would go to see the falls. People may want to see the falls, but it isn’t easy.
Why is it so hard to see the falls? The falls are deep in the jungle. They are in South America. They are in Venezuela. The easiest way to see the falls is from the air. Outsiders first found out about the falls in 1935. That was when a pilot flying over the jungle spotted it.
- The Falls Few People See
- Asses your understanding of the passage by responding to the comprehension questions.
- From the story, you can tell that . . . .
- there are not many roads near Angel Falls
- Angel Falls is by a big city
- people play football close to Angel Falls
- the top of Angel Falls is easy to walk to
- Venezuela is a country in . . . .
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Asia
- The writer talked about football fields to . . . .
- see if you knew how many eleven is
- make you want to play football
- get you to think about falling down
- help you picture how tall the falls is
- From the story, you can tell that . . . .
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