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The Wrong Bank

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On Friday, Maya and Ben were getting ready for the school play. Maya sent a quick message: ‘Bring the blue box and meet me by the bank at four.’ Inside the box were the hats for the final scene. Maya meant the grassy b…

Level
Primary
Words
136 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

The Blocked Gate

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On Monday morning, Priya and Sam pulled a trolley of seedlings towards the school garden. The gate would not open. During the night, strong wind had snapped a thick branch, and it was wedged between the gate and the gro…

Level
Primary
Words
130 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

How Food-Preservation Methods Slow Spoilage

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Food spoils when bacteria, moulds and yeasts multiply, or when enzymes and chemical reactions alter its colour, flavour and texture. Preservation slows one or more of these changes; it does not necessarily kill every mi…

Level
Secondary
Words
186 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up in Soup

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When a metal spoon at room temperature is placed in hot soup, the part under the surface soon warms up. Because the soup is at a higher temperature, energy moves from the soup into the cooler spoon. Heat is the transfer…

Level
Secondary
Words
212 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

The Same Place at Different Scales

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A map cannot show a place exactly as it appears on the ground. Its scale determines how distances are reduced and, therefore, which features can be represented clearly. Scale expresses the relationship between a distanc…

Level
Secondary
Words
211 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

The Blue Folder

Readings with comprehension, reflection, and opinion questions on ready-to-print worksheets.

On Tuesday, Maya’s class was preparing an exhibition in the school hall. She was pinning up maps while Leo finished some photographs in the computer room. At break, Leo received her message: “Please bring the blue fold…

Level
Secondary
Words
209 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

The Blocked Shed

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On Saturday morning, Leila and Owen were helping at the school garden sale. Ten minutes before opening, they went to fetch the electric mower from the shed, but the door moved only a few centimetres. A delivery van had…

Level
Secondary
Words
202 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

How Food-Preservation Methods Slow Spoilage

Readings with comprehension, reflection, and opinion questions on ready-to-print worksheets.

Food spoils when microorganisms grow, natural enzymes alter its tissues, or oxygen causes chemical changes such as fats becoming rancid. Preservation methods slow one or more of these processes, but they do not make eve…

Level
High school
Words
252 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up When Stirring Soup

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When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the immersed end warms first. The soup is at a higher temperature than the spoon, so energy passes from the soup to the metal. This energy in transfer because of a temperature d…

Level
High school
Words
257 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
Text commentaries English

How Map Scale Changes Representation

Readings with comprehension, reflection, and opinion questions on ready-to-print worksheets.

Map scale expresses the relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. A scale of 1:10,000 means that one unit measured on the map represents 10,000 of the same units on the groun…

Level
High school
Words
257 words
Questions
2 comp · 1 refl · 1 opin
Language
English
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