Reading Theory | 21.11.19

Reading Comprehension | Amazon Rain Forest | 12.11.19

Reading Comprehension |

| Story |

The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It covers an

area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of

the continent of Australia. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life

from the majestic Amazon River, the world's second largest river,

which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest

itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries.

The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its own

ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.

The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two percent of the sunlight

filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow here.

The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of

dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into nutrients integrated

into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these available nutrients and decomposers

such as millipedes and earthworms use these nutrients for food.

The understory is the layer above the forest floor. Much like the forest floor,

only about 2- 5 percent of the sunlight reaches this shadowy realm. Many of

the plants in the understory have large, broad leaves to collect as much

sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick that there is very little air

movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate their

flowers.

The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the

action in the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially

adapted leaves which form "drip tips". Drip tips allow water to flow off

the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi, and lichens from occupying

the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80

percent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest

fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads, cup-like plants, provide drinking

pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.

The emergent layer is above the canopy, and is the top layer of the

rainforest. Trees in the emergent layer break through the canopy and

may reach heights of 200 feet. Leaves in the emergent layer are small

and covered with a special wax to hold water. Seeds are blown to

other parts of the forest. Trees which rise to the emergent layer are

massive. Many are braced by huge buttress roots. Trunks can be 16

feet in circumference. Many animals that survive in the emergent

layer never touch the ground.

1. The Amazon Rainforest covers an area nearly the size of the continent

of_____

answer - Australia

2. Which of the following is not a layer of the rainforest?

answer - Subcanopy

3. Which layer of the rainforest is right above the forest floor?

answer - Understory

4. Most of the fruits and flowers of the rainforest grow in its _____.

answer - Canopy

5. _____ provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for

tree frogs.

answer - Bromeliads

6. Many trees in the ____ of the rainforest are braced by huge buttress

roots.

answer - Emergent Layer

7. Animals that live in the ____ may never touch the ground.

answer - Emergent Layer 

8. Why do few plants grow in the understory?

answer - There's not a lot of sunlight 

9. Why do plants in the understory have to rely on insects to pollinate

them?

answer -   There is very little wind in the understory.

10. Which of the following is NOT true?

answer - The canopy is higher than the emergent layer.

SCORE - 10/10

I have learned that there are different types of layers in the Amazon

RainForest. And also that many animals that live in the emergent layer

are more likely to never touch the ground. But fun fact is that the Amazon

is the size of Australia.

Reading | Winn-Dixie | 24.07.19

What did Opal’s father send her to the store for?  

She was sent to the grocery store to get 2 tomatoes, some white rice & macaroni & cheese.

What did she come back with?

2 tomatoes, some white rice & macaroni & cheese.

What was Winn-Dixie named after?

The Winn-Dixie grocery store.

Why did Opal’s father agree to keep Winn-Dixie?

He decided to keep Winn-Dixie because he was a stray,

and he was less fortunate. So he let him stay. 

How did Opal feel that she and Winn-Dixie were similar?

Because neither of them had families & had no friends.

Based on the ten things Opal’s father told her about her mother,

why do you think Opal’s mother left them?

The story says that her mother had drinking issues which,

would cause she parents to fight a lot. 

Why did Winn-Dixie have to go with Opal and her father to the

Open Arms Baptist Church?

Its because he didn’t like to be alone.

What did Winn-Dixie do in front of the congregation at Open

Arms Baptist Church that made everyone cheer?

Catching a mouse.

At the end of Chapter five, what did Opal pray for? 

She prayed for her mother.

Free Rice - 16.06.2019

Reading | Inferences | Free Rice

fantasize means:

• detest
• trot
• aggravate
• imagine

imitation means:

• donkey
• copy
• goof
• seeing

kidnap means:

• lubricate
• confront
• threaten
• abduct

atomic means:

• worldly-wise
• open
• nuclear
• soggy

wrinkle means:

• bison
• pier
• adolescent
• crease

dehydrate means:

• dry up
• provision
• stomp
• envision

Great Minds: Albert Einstein

Great Minds: Albert Einstein

by Lydia Lukidis

1. Based on the information in the article, which

statement is true about Albert Einstein’s younger years? b

1. Einstein’s teachers were disappointed in his lack of interest in math and science.
2. Einstein was tutored by a Polish medical student, Max Talmud.
3. Einstein wanted to be a physics professor like his father.
4. Einstein’s first time traveling abroad was when he fled Germany for the U.S. in 1933.

2. Even though Albert Einstein wasn’t an inventor, his

discoveries paved the way for many inventions. Name

six things that were invented because of Einstein’s work

in math and science.

1. Television

2. DVD players

3. Garage door openers

4. Nuclear bomb

5. Nuclear energy

6. Laser

3. Einstein is very famous for his Theory of Relativity. His

equation, E=mc2, is a scientific explanation for how space

relates to time. What does each part of the equation stand for?

E- energy

m - mass

c - speed of light

4. In addition to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, describe

two other important discoveries Einstein made during his life.

Einstein had discovered that light is made up of photons.

Then Einstein discovered a new state of matter along

with Satyendra Bose, called Bose-Einstein Condensate

5. What honor was bestowed on Albert Einstein later on in his career?

He was awarded the nobel prize in physics

Great Minds: Albert Einstein

by Lydia Lukidis

The following terms are vocabulary words from the article.

Match the vocabulary word with its correct definition by

writing the corresponding letter on the line.

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