Grade 4 Comprehension: Bike Boom

Netsport

Description

A comprehension and language in context workbook that includes: visual literacy, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech and punctuation.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• École maternelle
• Primaire
• Préscolaire

Informations

• Publié par: Netsport
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

English 1st Language

SECTION A:

Comprehension & Language Test

Grade4

Read the following text and then answer the questions that follow:

Bike Boom - Shay Maunz June 18, 2020

It was March when much of the world began to lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The pandemic forced gyms to close. It made people fearful of public transit. And it left families cooped up at home while practising social distancing.

Now, because of the pandemic, many people have turned to bicycles for transportation, exercise, and entertainment. In the United States and around the world, bicycle sales have boomed. By April, bike sales in the U.S. were double what they were in April 2019. In the past two months, U.S. bicycle sales have seen their biggest spike since the 1970s. That’s according to Jay Townley. He studies bicycle industry trends. “People quite frankly have panicked, and they’re buying bikes like toilet paper,” Townley says. He’s referring to the rush to buy essential goods when the pandemic began. Now the U.S. is experiencing a bicycle shortage. That’s partly because of high demand. It’s also because most bikes sold in the U.S. are made in China. Factories there closed when China went into lockdown in January. They have since reopened. But they’re only beginning to catch up to the demand. The bike craze isn’t limited to the U.S. Cities like Manila, Philippines, and Rome, Italy, have installed new bike lanes. These have helped people get around during the pandemic. The Italian government offered citizens a rebate for 60% off the cost of a new bike. Joe Minutolo is a co-owner of Bar Harbour Bicycle Shop, in Maine. Minutolo hopes people continue to ride bikes long after the pandemic has ended. “People are having a chance to rethink things,” he says. “Maybe we’ll all learn something out of this, and something really good will happen.” https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/bike-boom/

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Whatwas the reason for the world going into lockdown in March?

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a) b)

c)

Selectthe best definition of the phrase “social distancing”:

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A method of using social skills to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.

A method of using non-medical interventions to prevent the spread of any

contagious disease.

A method of maintaining a physical distance between people to prevent the

spread of any contagious disease.

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