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A. Answer the questions about An Unusual Commute.
1. Main Idea The main idea of the article is that traveling to school is _______ for some children around the world.
a. challenging b. expensive c. relaxing
2. Detail The children in Banten used the broken bridge because the other one was _______.
a. too old b. too far away c. too long
3. Detail Children in Zhang Jiawan _______ to get to school every day.
a. climb rocks b. cross a bridge c. climb ladders
4. Vocabulary In line 16, a "cable" is a _______.
a. rope b. box c. ladder
5. Inference Children crossing the Rio Negro Valley use a branch to _______ of their ride.
a. measure the distance
b. control the speed
c. change the direction
B. Complete the sentences.
1. The bridge near Banten broke in 2012 because of _____________________.
2. Villagers in Zhang Jiawan hold the ladder when someone else is climbing because _____________________.
3. The daily commute of children in the Rio Negro Valley is breathtaking because they ride on a metal cable _____________________.
4. The cable is too dangerous when it rains, so children in the Rio Negro Valley _____________________.
C. CRITICAL THINKING Talk with a partner. Read the last paragraph of the article. Why do you think some children can't go to school?
PROJECT Work in a group. Make a survey of how students commute to school.
