19 thoughts on “Thursday 11th June 2020 – Reading Comprehension Task

  • 11th June 2020 at 10:17 am
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    1. What is the length of the longest and shortest river in miles ?
    The Nile is the longest river and is 4132 miles.
    2. Name two of the major capital cities through which the Danube flows ?
    The two major cities are Bulgaria and Romania.
    3. If John Strauss ll is Auestrian then which country is he from ?
    He his Australia.
    4. Why might people trying to cross the Amazon find it difficult?
    The people find it hard to cross the river because there are a lot of species of animals.
    5. In 2007, a man named Martin Strel swam the entire length of the Amazon, how far did he swim in kilometres?
    He swam 6347 km.
    6. Where is the source of Rhine?
    The source is Rhinewalhorn.
    7 . In ‘The Danube’ section, why has the author used bold type for The Blue Danube?
    If you search it up it will give you a lot of infomation.
    8. Find two adverbs in ‘The Amazon’ section.
    Rapidly fills and recent studies.
    9. Which of these rivers might you most like to visit and why?
    he amazon because it has all types of diffrent creatures.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:22 pm
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      Lovely clear answers Brooke, well done.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 10:24 am
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    1. 4132 miles,3915,2294,1785,766
    2. Belgrade,Budapest
    3. he’s from Austria
    4. its hard to cross because there’s no bridges
    5. he would of swam 190 km
    6. the event was the battle of Stalingrad
    7. Rheinwaldhorn
    8. I think because it’s like a nickname
    9.surprisingly and rapidly

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:22 pm
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      Fantastic work, well done Kiran.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 11:11 am
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    1. It is 3944 miles and the other one is 2294.
    2. It has river cruises and rivers.
    3. He comes from Austria.
    4. It is difficult because how long and big the Amazon river is.
    5. He swam 6347 kilometres.
    6. It is for world war 2 and it was in 1939-1945.
    7.The source of rhine is in Germany.
    8. He did that because it is a key word.
    9. stretching and indicating.
    10. I would like to go to the amazon river because how popular it is.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:21 pm
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      Brilliant answers Talal, well done.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 11:41 am
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    1) Titled as longest the Nile at 4132 miles length and the shortest is the Rhine at 766 miles length.
    2) Two of the capital cities it flows through are Bratislava and Budapest.
    3) If he is Austrian he is from Austria.
    4) It is hard because there are no bridges there.
    5) He swam 6347 kilometers ( 3944 miles ).
    6) The Battle of Stalingrad that happened in the Second World War.
    7) The source is a little stream coming from a glancier called Rheinwaldhorn.
    8) He has as it is important.
    9) They are rapidly and suprisingly.
    10) The Amazon because most of it is undiscovered.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:20 pm
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      Great answers Franek. I love that you have written in full sentences.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 11:58 am
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    1. 2294.
    2. Belgrade and Budapest
    3. Austria
    4. They find it hard because there are no bridges to cross or it would take a long time to get to the other side.
    5. 6347 killer meters.
    6. World war 2 happened on the banks of the river in August 23rd 1942 to the 2nd of February 1943.
    7. A stream coming from a glacier
    8. It is a piece of music.
    9. Lurks, rapidly.
    10. The river Amazon because if you need a cure or medicine you can get it there.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 12:02 pm
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      Great understanding Max.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 1:17 pm
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    1. What is the length in miles of the longest river and shortest river in here?

    The length of the longest river is 4432miles and the shortest river is 190miles.

    2. Name of the two major capitals cities that the Danube flows through
    The two major capitals cities Danube flows are: Vienna and Belgrade.

    3. If Johann II is Austrian which country he is from?

    Johann Strauss II is then from Austria.

    4. Why do people find it difficult to pass through the Amazon?

    The people find it difficult to pass through the Amazon because there are no bridges to cross the river through the monsoon.

    5. A man swam the entire length of the Amazon named Martin Strel how long in kilometres he swam?

    He swam 6650KM

    6. Which famous event took place in Volga of the banks.

    One of the biggest battles happened there in the second world was the battle of Stalingrad.

    7. Where is the source of the Rhine?

    The source of Rhine is in the Alps mountains in Switzerland.

    8. In the Danube section why has the Author highlighted Blue Danube in bold?

    Because it could have used inverted commas but if the Author didn’t, it is still right to put in bold rather than using inverted commas.

    9. Find two Adverbs in the Amazon section?

    The adverbs are Surprisingly and rapidly.

    10. Which rivers you might want to visit and why?

    The Amazon because it is full of nature with 25% of different kind of species around the world live in the Amazon rainforest.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:19 pm
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      Great answers Hargun, Well done.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 1:23 pm
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    1.Is 2294.
    2.The major capital city’s are Belgrade and Budapest.
    3.Austria.
    4.They will find it hard because the is no bridge that was built .
    5.6347 km.
    6.world war 2 started at the banks of the river 1942 August 23th ended 1943 February 2nd.
    7.It ‘s source is a small stream coming from a glacier.
    8.it a piece of music.
    9.?🤔
    10.River Jordan,Amazon river Red Sea

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  • 11th June 2020 at 1:25 pm
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    1.Is 2294.
    2.The major capital city’s are Belgrade and Budapest.
    3.Austria.
    4.They will find it hard because the is no bridge that was built .
    5.6347 km.
    6.world war 2 started at the banks of the river 1942 August 23th ended 1943 February 2nd.
    7.It ‘s source is a small stream coming from a glacier.
    8.it a piece of music.
    9.?🤔
    10.River Jordan,Amazon river Red Sea

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:18 pm
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      Fantastic work Michael, well done.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 2:41 pm
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    1. 4,132 and 766 miles.
    2. Belgrade and Budapest are the capital city’s of the Danube river.
    3. He comes from Austria.
    4. As during the wet season the Amazon can reach over 120 miles wide.
    5. He swam 6,347 km.
    6. World war 2 happened on the banks of the river in August 23rd 1942 to the 2nd of February 1943.
    7. The source is a giant glacier in China.
    8. As it from a musical piece.
    9. Lurk and attack.
    10. The river Nile as I can grow crops in case of hunger.

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:15 pm
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      Well done Owen. Lovely clear answers.

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  • 11th June 2020 at 4:44 pm
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    1.2294
    2.Belgrade and Budapest
    3.Austria
    4.They find it hard because there is no bridge that was built
    5.6347 km
    6.World war 2 started at the banks of the river 1942 August 23rd ended 1943 February 2nd
    7.It s a stream from the glacier
    8.A instrumental piece of music
    9.Lurks and rapidly
    10.river Jordan amazon river and the red sea

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    • 11th June 2020 at 4:46 pm
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      Fantastic work, well done.

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