📖 Reading Comprehension Set 3

Passage 1: The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the most impressive structures ever built by humans. Stretching over 13,000 miles across northern China, it was constructed over many centuries, beginning around 700 BC. The wall was built to protect China from invaders from the north. Thousands of soldiers were sta...

1. What is this passage mainly about?
2. Tourism in China
3. The history and significance of the Great Wall of China
4. Ancient Chinese soldiers
5. How to build walls
6. How long is the Great Wall?
7. Over 1,300 miles
8. Over 13,000 miles
9. Over 130 miles
10. Over 130,000 miles
11. Why was the Great Wall built?
12. For tourists to visit
13. To protect China from invaders
14. To provide jobs
15. To mark the border
16. How did soldiers signal warnings at night?
17. Using smoke signals
18. Using fire
19. Using flags
20. Using drums
21. Why do you think restoration efforts are important?
22. To make the wall longer
23. To preserve an important part of history
24. To protect from invaders again
25. To provide jobs for workers

Passage 2: The Dog Who Saved His Family

Rex was a German Shepherd who lived with the Martinez family. One cold February night, Rex woke up and sensed something was wrong. He smelled smoke coming from the basement. Rex ran to the bedroom where Mr. and Mrs. Martinez were sleeping and barked loudly. When they didn't wake up, he jumped on the...

1. What did Rex do first when he sensed danger?
2. He jumped on the bed
3. He ran to the bedroom and barked
4. He escaped through a window
5. He called the fire department
6. What kind of dog was Rex?
7. Golden Retriever
8. German Shepherd
9. Labrador
10. Beagle
11. Why did Rex pull at the blankets?
12. He wanted to play
13. He was cold
14. His barking didn
15. He was hungry
16. Where did the smoke come from?
17. The kitchen
18. The basement
19. The bedroom
20. Outside
21. Why did the fire chief say it
22. The family might not have survived without Rex
23. Rex could have been hurt
24. The fire trucks were late
25. It was very cold outside

Passage 3: How Plants Make Food

Unlike animals, plants can make their own food through a process called photosynthesis. The word photosynthesis comes from Greek words meaning 'putting together with light.' Here's how it works: plants absorb sunlight through their green leaves. A special substance called chlorophyll, which gives le...

1. What does
2. Making oxygen
3. Putting together with light
4. Growing tall
5. Absorbing water
6. What gives leaves their green color?
7. Glucose
8. Carbon dioxide
9. Chlorophyll
10. Oxygen
11. What three things do plants need to make food?
12. Soil, seeds, and water
13. Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
14. Oxygen, glucose, and roots
15. Air, soil, and flowers
16. What is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis?
17. Carbon dioxide
18. Glucose
19. Water
20. Oxygen
21. Why are plants important for life on Earth?
22. They look beautiful
23. They produce the oxygen that animals need to breathe
24. They provide shade
25. They stop floods

Passage 4: A Letter from Camp

Dear Mom and Dad,\n\nCamp is amazing! Yesterday we went on a five-mile hike up to Eagle's Peak. My legs were so tired, but the view from the top was worth it—we could see the whole valley and even a waterfall in the distance. Today we learned how to start a campfire without matches using a flint and...

1. How long was the hike?
2. Three miles
3. Five miles
4. Ten miles
5. Two miles
6. How did Emma learn to start a fire?
7. With matches
8. With a lighter
9. With flint and steel
10. With sticks
11. How does Emma feel about camp?
12. Bored
13. Scared
14. Happy and excited
15. Homesick and sad
16. Where is Jake from?
17. California
18. Oregon
19. Texas
20. New York
21. What activity is planned for tomorrow?
22. Hiking
23. Making campfires
24. Canoeing
25. Tying knots

Passage 5: The Solar System

Our solar system is like a cosmic neighborhood with the Sun at its center. Eight planets orbit the Sun, held in place by the Sun's powerful gravity. The four inner planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—are called rocky planets because they have solid surfaces. The four outer planets—Jupiter, Satur...

1. How many planets orbit our Sun?
2. Seven
3. Eight
4. Nine
5. Ten
6. Which planets are called rocky planets?
7. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
8. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
9. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
10. Venus, Earth, Saturn, Neptune
11. What are Saturn
12. Gas
13. Dust
14. Ice and rock
15. Metal
16. How does Jupiter
17. Jupiter is slightly larger
18. Over 1,300 Earths could fit inside Jupiter
19. They are about the same size
20. Earth is larger
21. How many moons does Jupiter have?
22. 1
23. 12
24. At least 95
25. 50

Passage 6: The Invention of the Telephone

Before the telephone, people communicated over long distances using letters, which could take weeks to arrive, or telegraphs, which sent coded messages through wires. Alexander Graham Bell changed everything in 1876 when he invented the telephone. Bell was a teacher of the deaf and had been experime...

1. What year did Bell invent the telephone?
2. 1886
3. 1876
4. 1866
5. 1896
6. What were Bell
7. Hello, can you hear me?
8. Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.
9. This is amazing!
10. The telephone works!
11. What was Bell
12. An electrician
13. A teacher of the deaf
14. A telegraph operator
15. A mail carrier
16. How did people communicate over long distances before the telephone?
17. Using cell phones
18. Using letters and telegraphs
19. Using the internet
20. Using radio
21. Why is Bell
22. We still use the same telephones
23. Modern phones are based on his idea of transmitting voice electronically
24. Bell is still alive
25. Telegraphs are no longer used