K110a Reading 1-5 Exercise
A. Answer the questions.
1. Do people live in the desert? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
2. Is a desert hot at night? Yes, it’s hot at night. No, it’s cold at night.
3. Where do people sleep in a desert?(choose 2 answers) a. In a house. b. In a cactus. c. On a camel. d. In a tent. e. Next to a kangaroo.
4. Can you ride a camel? Yes, you can ride a camel. No, you can’t ride a camel.
5. What do goats have? a. They have milk, and meat. b. They have juice, and candy. c. They have a hump.
6. What do sheep have? a. They have milk, and meat. b. They have wool, and meat, c. They have wool, and milk.
7. What is a yak? a. A yak is a small desert plant. b. A yak is a tiny desert animal. c. A yak is a big desert animal.
8. Do you want to live in a desert? Why, or why not?
K110a Reading 1-5 Exercise
B. Choose the correct word to complete the story.
house ride tent sleep
goats sheep yaks carry
In a desert some people live in a ______. In a desert some people live in a ______in a desert. Some people move around and ______everywhere. They have camels. They use the camels to help them. The camels ______things. They sometimes ______the camel! They have ______and ______, too. In a cold desert they have ______.
C. Match the picture to the sentence.
1 He can ride the camel. 4
2 In a cold desert there are yaks. Yaks are big animals. 1
3 Many people live in a desert. 6
K110a Reading 1-5 Exercise
4 They have sheep. Sheep are small. 2
5 The desert is cold at night. 3
6 Goats are small. Goats are fun. 5
D. Put the title, and the paragraphs in the correct order. Number
Living in a Desert
Yes, they do. Many people live in a desert. Some people live in a house. Some people live in a tent. Where do you live?
Some people move around a desert. Where do they sleep? Some people sleep in a house. Some people sleep in a tent.
K110a Reading 1-5 Exercise
Where do you sleep?
They have sheep. Sheep are small. Sheep are cute. The sheep have meat. The sheep have wool. Can you ride a sheep?
In a cold desert there are yaks. Yaks are big animals. Yaks are strong. The yaks have milk. The yaks have meat. You can ride a yak. Do you want to ride a yak
She has goats. Goats are small. Goats are fun. The goats have milk. The goats have meat. She can't ride the goat!
Living in a desert is fun, but hard. Do you want to live in the desert?
People and animals live in a desert. He has a camel. The camel can carry things. He can ride the camel.
Many plants live in a desert. Many animals live in a desert. Do people live in a desert?
The desert is cold at night. People stay inside to stay warm.
E. Word Count. Read the passage again. Count how many times you see the following words.
Word How many times did you see this word in the story?
in
have
K110a Reading 1-5 Exercise
meat
ride
house
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