READING COMPREHENSION FOR 6º

ACTIVITY

Read the texts and answer the questions about them.

A. THE COLOR GREEN

Green is a beautiful color! In nature, the grass that you walk on is green and the leaves that you see on trees are usually green. Most of the plants that you see are green too! Frogs are green and many grasshoppers are green too. Turtles are different shades of green.

Did you know that you can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow? Because you can make green my mixing two primary colors, it is called a secondary color. Green is also the name used to describe the movement to make products that do not harm the Earth. Green products are often those made from recycled materials or those that are safe to throw out in the trash.

1.) According to the passage, which is green?

A.) A frog.

B.) A bat.

C. A primary color.

D.) A mushroom.

2.) Turtles are…

A.) not found in nature.

B.) different shades of green.

C.) green products.

D.) not green.

3.) What is a green product?

A.) One that is mixed together.

B.) One that is fun.

C.) One that is made from grass.

D.) One that is safe for Earth.

4.) Which of the following might be an example of a green product?

A.) A soft pillow.

B.) A plastic bottle that can be recycled.

C.) A frog.

D.) A big truck.

5.) Green is…

A.) A primary color.

B.) A type of kite.

C.) A secondary color.

D.) A kind of plant.

B. PENGUINS

Penguins are among the most popular of all birds. They only live in and around the South Pole and the continent of Antarctica. No wild penguins live at the North Pole. There are many different kinds of penguins. The largest penguin is called the Emperor Penguin and the smallest kind of penguin is the Little Blue Penguin. There are 17 different kinds of penguins in all and none of them can fly.

Penguins have to be able to survive in the some of the Earth's coldest and windiest conditions. They are great swimmers and have thick layers of fat to protect them from the bitter cold. Even in their freezing cold habitats, penguins still have to watch out for predators such as killer whales and seals.

1. Penguins are....

a.   great at swimming

b. all very large

c. great at flying

2. How many different kinds of penguins are there? _______________

 3. Which is not a PREDATOR of penguins?

 a. killer whale

 b. hawk

 c. seal

4. Where do Penguins live?

 a. the North and South poles

 b. the North Pole

 c. the South Pole

5. Which is the largest penguin? ________________