🪁🪁Reading Comprehension: Global Warming🪁🪁

 Welcome 👦👧boys and girls. Today, we'll be exploring a reading comprehension passage entitled. "Our Changing World: A Look at Global Warming". Read all given information carefully. Complete the tasks below.

Our Changing World: A Look at Global Warming

Have you ever stepped into a car on a hot, sunny day? It feels much hotter inside than outside, right? This is because the sun's heat gets trapped inside the car. Our Earth works in a similar way, and this is called the "greenhouse effect."

The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of gases, like carbon dioxide, that trap some of the sun's heat. This is a natural process that keeps our planet warm enough for plants, animals, and people to live. Without this natural blanket, Earth would be freezing cold!

However, human activities are making this blanket too thick. We burn "fossil fuels" like coal, oil, and gas to power our cars, factories, and homes. When we burn these fuels, we release extra carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. The extra CO2 traps more and more heat, like adding an extra blanket on a warm night. This causes the Earth's average temperature to rise slowly over time. This rise in temperature is what we call global warming.

Global warming is causing big changes to our planet. This overall change in our climate is known as climate change. As the Earth gets warmer, polar ice caps and glaciers begin to melt. This melting ice causes sea levels to rise, which can flood coastal cities. The warming also changes weather patterns, making some places hotter and drier, leading to more wildfires and droughts, while other places experience more severe storms and floods.

Global warming affects everyone and everything on Earth. It is one of the biggest challenges we face. But there is hope! We can all help by making small changes, like using less electricity, walking or biking instead of driving, and recycling more. These actions can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere, helping to slow down global warming and protect our planet for the future.

Task 1: (Circle the best answer for each question.)

1.     What is the name for the process where gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere?
a) Climate Change
b) Greenhouse Effect
c) Fossil Fuel
d) Global Warming

2.     What is a fossil fuel?
a) A type of tree
b) A clean energy source
c) Coal, oil, or gas
d) A recycled material

3.     What is the name of the main gas released when we burn fossil fuels?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen

4.     What causes the Earth's average temperature to rise?
a) Melting ice caps
b) Climate change
c) The sun getting brighter
d) The burning of fossil fuels

5.     What is the overall change in the Earth's climate called?
a) Greenhouse Effect
b) Global Warming
c) Climate Change
d) Weather Pattern

6.     The passage compares the greenhouse effect to stepping into a hot car. Why did the author use this example?
a) To show that cars are bad for the environment.
b) To explain a difficult idea using a simple, familiar situation.
c) To prove that the sun is the only cause of global warming.
d) To suggest that we should stop using cars.

7.     What is the main consequence of the polar ice caps melting?
a) Colder winters in some areas.
b) More clean water for drinking.
c) Sea levels rising and flooding coastal cities.
d) An increase in fossil fuels.

8.     Which of the following is NOT a result of global warming mentioned in the passage?
a) More severe floods
b) More droughts
c) More tornadoes
d) More wildfires

9.     How do human activities make the "blanket" of gases thicker?
a) By planting more trees.
b) By using more solar and wind power.
c) By releasing extra carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels.
d) By using less electricity.

10. The passage says we can help slow down global warming by walking or biking instead of driving. Why is this action helpful?
a) It makes people healthier and stronger.
b) It reduces the amount of fossil fuels burned for transportation.
c) It is more fun than sitting in a car.
d) It helps melt the polar ice caps faster.

11. The Earth needs some greenhouse gases to stay warm. The problem is that we are adding too much. Which statement best describes this problem?
a) It is an unsolvable issue.
b) It is like taking too much medicine; a small amount is good, but too much is harmful.
c) It is like a switch that can be turned on and off.
d) It is a natural process that humans cannot affect.

12. If a coastal city is experiencing more frequent flooding, how might this be related to global warming?
a) The city is using too much water.
b) Warmer temperatures are causing more ice to melt, which adds water to the oceans.
c) The city is built on a fault line.
d) The city is experiencing more rainfall because of local weather patterns only.

Task 2: (Write "True" or "False" for each statement on the line provided.)

1.     ______ Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too cold for life.

2.     ______ Burning coal and oil releases oxygen into the air.

3.     ______ Global warming and climate change mean the exact same thing.

4.     ______ Recycling more is one way to help slow down global warming.

5.     ______ The melting of glaciers has no effect on sea levels.

6.     ______ Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy.

7.     ______ Carbon dioxide is a type of greenhouse gas.

8.     ______ Global warming only affects polar bears and not humans.

9.     ______ Turning off lights when you leave a room can help reduce the need for fossil fuels.

10. ______ Severe storms and floods are examples of changes in weather patterns due to climate change.

Task 3: (Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

• carbon dioxide (CO2)
• atmosphere
• fossil fuels
• global warming
• greenhouse effect
• climate
• sea levels
• heat
• melting
• recycle

1.     The layer of gases surrounding the Earth is called the _____________.

2.     The rise in Earth's average temperature is known as _____________.

3.     The natural process that traps some of the sun's heat is the _____________.

4.     We burn _____________ like coal and oil for energy.

5.     Burning fossil fuels releases extra _____________ into the air.

6.     The extra gases in the atmosphere trap more _____________ from the sun.

7.     As temperatures rise, we see the _____________ of ice caps and glaciers.

8.     The melting ice causes _____________ to rise.

9.     The changing weather patterns are a result of a change in our _____________.

10. One way to help is to _____________ items like paper, plastic, and glass.