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ANA’S
GREAT DAY
It
was a Tuesday morning in April. Ana got up early. She
was
going to wear her lucky blue skirt to school. She really
liked
that skirt. She had a new shirt to match it, and new
shoes,
too. After Ana got dressed, she went into the kitchen,
where
she could smell bacon. Ana’s father was making
bacon
and toast. Ana loved bacon in the morning.
Ana’s
mother was getting ready for work. Ana’s mother is a
teacher
at Ana’s school. Ana is in the second grade, and her
mother
teaches fourth grade.
Ana
was excited about going to school. Her class was going
to
take a test to see how much they had learned so far that
year.
Ana couldn’t wait to get to school. Ana sharpened her
new
pencils for the test. She was going to do her very best
on
that test. Ana loved school, and she liked to make good
grades.
Ana
ate her breakfast, and then she and her mother went to
the
school. Ana went straight to her classroom. Her teacher,
Ms.
Browner, was already there. It was fun to be in Ms.
Browner’s
class. She was a great teacher. Ana’s classmates
arrived.
Ms. Browner called roll, and then they started the
test.
Ana tried to remember all the things her teacher had
taught
her that year, and tried very hard to do everything
right
on the test.
The
test took over an hour. After the test was over, the class
played
outside for a long time. Then they ate lunch. After
lunch,
they watched a funny movie, and then drew pictures
until
it was time to go home. It was a great day!
Answer
the following questions about “Ana’s Great Day”
1.
What grade was Ana in?
a.
first
b.
second
c.
third
d.
fourth
2.
What did Ana like to eat in the morning?
a.
eggs
b.
bacon
c.
oatmeal
d.
cereal
3.
Why was Ana excited about going to school?
a.
They were going on a trip.
b.
They were having a party.
c.
They were taking a test.
d.
They were going to paint.
4.
What did Ms. Browner do before they took the test?
a.
She went to the office.
b.
She called roll.
c.
She went home.
d.
She wrote a note to Ana’s parents.
5.
What did the children do outside after the test?
a.
rode bikes
b.
drew pictures
c.
played
d.
watched a movie
A
PERFECT BEACH HAT
Kimmie was
visiting her Aunt Jane at her house at the
beach. It was a
beautiful summer day. Kimmie built a giant
sand castle in
the morning. Aunt Jane took pictures of the
castle to send
to Kimmie’s parents.
Kimmie wanted
to play on the beach that afternoon. She
wanted to build
another sand castle. Aunt Jane told her it
was too sunny.
Aunt Jane said Kimmie could only go if she
had sunscreen
and a hat. Kimmie didn’t have a hat. Aunt
Jane had a lot
of hats. Aunt Jane said that Kimmie could
borrow one of
hers, since bigger hats were better anyway.
Kimmie tried on
four hats.
The pink one
was really pretty, but it had a big bow. The
ribbons kept
going into Kimmie’s eyes. That would not be
good for
building a sand castle.
The blue hat
was too fancy. Kimmie did not like that hat at
all.
The red hat was
nice, but it had flowers on it. Kimmie was
afraid the
flowers would get dirty.
Then, Kimmie
saw a big straw hat with a short red ribbon on
it. The bow was
not too droopy. The hat was not too fancy. It
would be easy
to clean. Kimmie knew it was the perfect hat.
ANSWER
THE QUESTIONS ABOUT A PERFECT BEACH HAT:
1. Where was
Kimmie?
a. at the store
b. at the beach
c. at school
d. at home
2. Who was
Kimmie visiting?
a. her
grandparents
b. her friends
c. her sister
d. her aunt
3. Why did Aunt
Jane want Kimmie to wear a hat?
a. to protect
her from the rain
b. to protect
her from the sun
c. to help her
look better on the beach
d. The hat was
Kimmie’s idea.
4. Why didn’t
Kimmie want to wear the pink hat?
a. the bow was
too big
b. it had a
flower
c. it had a
bird on it
d. it was dirty
5. Why didn’t
Kimmie like the blue hat?
a. it was new
b. it had an
ugly bird on it
c. it was too
fancy
d. it was old
Circle
the words that describe the perfect hat for the beach:
droopy fancy
simple
ugly pink big
THE
WORLD’S LONGEST BRIDGE
The Akashi
Kaiyko Bridge in southern Japan is the world’s longest
bridge. The
Akashi Kaiyko Bridge spans the Akashi Strait, connecting Awaji
Island to Kobe,
an important industrial center. The bridge has a span of 5973
feet (1991
meters), making it over 25% longer than its nearest competition: the
Humber Bridge
in England. Strangely, there may be longer bridges in the world,
but the
Guinness Book of World Records measures the longest bridges
according to
their record-breaking spans.
The Akashi
Kaiyko Bridge is a suspension bridge. This means that the
roadway is suspended
from pillars by cables.
The concrete
pillars have to be tall enough to support the whole weight of
the bridge. The
pillars on the Akashi Kaiyko Bridge are 900 feet tall. These
pillars had to
be built to withstand not only huge waves but also high-speed
winds, and
possibly even violent earthquakes, which are not uncommon in the
area. The
bridge has survived one earthquake already: its span was extended by
more than 3
feet by the Kobe earthquake of 1995.
The cables
weigh 50,000 tons and have a diameter of almost four feet
each. Each
cable contains 290 hexagonal strands; each strand is composed of
127 steel
wires. The total length of the wire used is more than 200,000 miles,
enough to
circle the Earth 7.5 times!
The first plans
to connect Kobe to Naruto via Awaji Island were voiced in
1955, but it
took the government thirty years to decide to really build the bridge.
The next three
years were spent surveying the site and construction commenced
in 1988. In
designing the bridge, special consideration was given to its effect on
the
surroundings, great emphasis was placed on a “pleasing balance between
light and shade”
and also on the choice of the perfect color.
The
construction of the bridge was a very complicated and
technologically
draining process, which took ten years to complete. Casting
concrete in 300
feet of water, installing special pilot ropes over the strait by
helicopter, and
finally stretching the gigantic steel cables surely wasn’t an easy
job. Ten years
after construction commenced in 1988, the bridge was finished
and the
six-lane highway finally opened to traffic.
The bridge has
made the transportation from island to island much easier,
so in addition
to breaking a record, the Akashi Kaiyko Bridge achieves the main
goal of a
bridge: to connect two places.
ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE WORLD’S
LONGEST BRIDGE
1. The longest
bridge in the world ................ .
a. is located
in England
b. has a span
of 1991 feet
c. lies in
southern Japan
d. is not
listed in the Guinness Book of World Records
2. The pillars
............... .
a. are built of
steel
b. have already
withstood two earthquakes
c. are
supported by steel cables
d. are built to
survive high-velocity winds
3. The article
states that ................ .
a. each cable
is composed of 127 steel wires
b. cables are
made of steel
c. the Earth is
round
d. the strands
are round
4. During
construction ..................... .
a. the Earth
was circled 7.5 times with 200,000 miles of wire.
b. the steel
cables were installed by helicopter.
c. an
earthquake took place.
d. concrete was
usually cast in 30 feet of water.
5. Which of the
following sentences is false?
a. The
government decided to build the bridge in 1985.
b. Surveying
the construction site took three years.
c. The bridge
was opened to traffic in 1988.
d. The highway
has six lanes.
6. Which possible
dangers to the bridge were mentioned in the article?
a. waves
b. typhoons
c. traffic jams
d. terrorist
attacks
THE
PRINCESS EASTER
Once upon a
time, on a faraway island, there lived a little princess. Her name was
Princess Easter.
She was named Easter because she was born on Easter Day.
Princess Easter
loved the spring. She was so excited when the flowers began to bloom.
She liked
watching the baby birds hatch and learn to fly. The beautiful butterflies
always made her
smile. Of course, the thing she loved most about the spring was
Easter.
Princess Easter
worked very hard every year to get ready for Easter. There was an
Easter party at
the castle on Easter Day. Everyone on the island would come to the
castle to spend
the day celebrating Princess Easter’s birthday. They would have an
Easter Egg hunt
and a birthday party for Princess Easter.
One year,
Princess Easter went to see the royal chickens to make sure they were laying
eggs for the
egg hunt. She was surprised to see that all of the royal chickens had been
stolen from the
chicken coop. Princess Easter was very upset. She ran all the way back
to the castle
to tell her father, King Lewis. King Lewis called his royal army. The royal
army went all
over the island, but they could not find the royal chickens. Princess
Easter sat on
her mother’s lap and cried. The royal chickens had been taken from the
island and
could not be found. King Lewis sent out his royal army again, to tell all the
people living
on the island about the problem.
A young boy
that lived on the island told the royal army to take his three chickens to
Princess
Easter. The royal army did not think that this would help, but they took the
three chickens
back to the castle, anyway. Princess Easter wanted thousands of eggs,
enough to feed
everyone on the island. She usually needed all of her one hundred
chickens to lay
the eggs for the egg hunt. Still, Princess Easter was very happy to see
the three
chickens. At least there would be some eggs. Princess Easter took the
chickens to the
chicken coop. The next morning, Princess Easter went out to the
chicken coop.
There were one thousand eggs in the chicken coop! Princess Easter ran
all the way
back to the castle to get help to bring all the eggs to the kitchen. Princess
Easter and the
cooks boiled and dyed all of the eggs for the egg hunt.
The young boy
who had shared his magical chickens was the guest of honor on Easter
Day at the
castle. Princess Easter and the young boy had a wonderful Easter Day. They
would be
friends forever.
ANSWER
THE QUESTIONS
1. Who did
Princess Easter tell about the stolen chickens?
a. the royal
army
b. her mother
c. her father
d. the young
boy
2. The young
boy solved the problem by giving Princess Easter ____.
a. a diamond
ring
b. a golden
Easter Egg
c. a golden
bird
d. three
chickens
3. Why was
Princess Easter surprised when she went to the chicken coop
to see the three
chickens?
a. They had
laid one thousand eggs.
b. They had
laid one hundred eggs.
c. The eggs
were all blue.
d. The chickens
did not lay any eggs.
4. Who sent the
royal army to look for Princess Easter’s stolen chickens?
a. King Lewis
b. The young
boy
c. Princess
Easter
d. the Princess’
mother
5. Who helped
Princess Easter boil and dye the eggs for the egg hunt?
a. the young
boy
b. the cooks
c. Queen Leah
d. The royal
army
6. Why did the
royal army think the three chickens would not help
Princess
Easter?
a. They were
all very old chickens.
b. They needed
at least one hundred chickens.
c. The chickens
were sick.
d. The royal
army did not like chickens.
7. What did the
Princess like most about the spring?
a. the
butterflies
b. the birds
c. the flowers
d. Easter
8. What did
King Lewis send the royal army to do first?
a. to tell
everyone about Princess Easter’s problem
b. to look for
the royal chickens
c. to boil and
dye the eggs
d. to buy more
chickens
9. The princess
was named Easter because ____.
a. She loved
spring.
b. She liked to
hunt eggs.
c. She was born
on Easter.
d. King Lewis
and Queen Leah liked spring.
10. The
Princess Easter lived ___________.
a. on a
mountain
b. on a river
c. in a valley
d. on an island
