Module A

Boost reading skills with diverse comprehension passages!

Please read the unseen and answer the questions What problem do people have in city centers? (lines 1-4) It can take a long time to get around They have to take city buses It is often hard to find a taxi COMPLETE THE SENTENCE : A Taxi-pod is different from other cars because it has ...............(lines 5-9) Give ONE reason why Taxi-pods don't have to wait a long time in traffic. (line 5-9). Give ONE reason why Taxi-pods don't have to wait a long time in traffic. (line 5-9) The Burst company made Taxi-pods to help people (–). (lines 5-9) live in the center of the city get to places quickly in traffic drive on the main streets Why is it good that Taxi-pods work only on batteries? (lines 10-14) They keep the air clean. They are easy to use. They help the car go faster. A ride in a Taxi-pod (–). (lines 10-14) costs less than driving your own car costs more than a ride in a regular taxi costs a little more than a bus ride What does the Burst company want to do now? (lines 15-17) According to the text people like Taxi-pods because they (–). are a lot of fun are from Sweden use gasoline Listen to the reading comprehension. תקשיבו לקטע שמיעה בלינק המצורף Listen to the reading comprehension. תקשיבו לקטע שמיעה בלינק ותענו על השאלות What do we learn about John at the beginning of the interview? Where he lives What work he does Why he likes his job When John was a child, (–) he played near the river he took garbage out of the river he helped fishermen on a boat What did John do to clean up the river? He went to work for the government. He talked to people about the problem. He started a company with his brother Why do volunteers agree to work with John? They like to find strange things. They want to work on boats. They know the work is important How does John tell people about his work? He teaches in high school He has classes on his boat. He shows people garbage. What other message does John have? We can all make a difference. We must all volunteer to clean rivers. We should all try to do exciting things.