Daily Reading Comprehension 3.5

Daily Reading Comprehension 3.5

"The World's Biggest Wave"

​As you read, make a mental image of the events described in the passage.

Draw

Highlight the main idea in each paragraph.

(There are 3 paragraphs)

Do not highlight more than one sentence per paragraph!

​VIsualization is creating picture in your mind as you read.

Visualization is important because it can help it can help with our reading comprehension, make you feel more connected to the material, and create a more personal experience..

Multiple Select

How does visualization help you as a reader? (3 answers)

• helps with reading comprehension

• makes you connect to the material

• creates a mental image in your mind

• makes you stay awake

• allows the reader to pass tests

Word Cloud

Describe to a partner the parts of the passage you thought were the most important to visualize in order to understand the main idea of the passage.

Then type in two key words to the passage you discussed.

Multiple Choice

Most tsunamis occur because-

• dirt and ice fall into the sea

• there is an earthquake on the seafloor

• there is a storm far out at sea

• there is an earthquake on land

Multiple Choice

How high was the tsunami in Lituya Bay?

• more than 1,600 feet

• 5 square miles

• 40 million cubic yards

• 500 feet

Multiple Choice

How were the 1958 and 2004 tsunamis different?

• More people died in the 1958 tsunami.

• The 2004 tsunami was a bigger wave.

• Nobody died in the 2004 tsunami.

• The 2004 tsunami killed a lot of people.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Ulriches?

• Their boat was swamped.

• They escaped in a skiff.

• They rode the wave.

• They were killed by the wave.