Daily Reading Comprehension #5: "Colossus of Rhodes"

Daily Reading Comprehension #5-
"Colossus of Rhodes

​Colossus of Rhodes

​Rhodes

​Reading Strategy: Monitor Comprehension

​Read the text slowly and pause to check for understanding after each paragraph.

Open Ended

Reading Strategy: Monitor Comprehension

List two important facts about the Colossus of Rhodes.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes what the passage is about?

• the harbor in the ancient city of Rhodes

• how Rhodians defeated Demetrius I

• a giant statue built in ancient Greece

• building the Statue of Liberty

Multiple Choice

Which detail explains why the Colossus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

• It watched over the Mandraki Harbor.

• It showed the sun god Helios.

• It was built by Chares of Lindos.

• It was twice as big as most ancient statues.

Multiple Choice

What does the timeline tell you that the passage does not?

• when the remains of the Colossus are removed

• the reason why the Colossus collapsed

• when the Colossus's construction was finished

• when Demetrius I was defeated

Multiple Choice

Which of these would most likely become a wonder of the modern world in the future?

• a life-size stature of a mayor of Chicago, Illinois

• a building in Dubai that is over 2,600 feet tall

• a recording of the most popular song of 2011

• a trophy from a twenty-first century World Series