Ice City

What is the Main Idea of the Ice City?

• Winters in Harbin, China are cold.

• The freezing temperatures in Harbin, China makes it possible to transform the city into a winter wonderland attraction.

• The Ice City is cold and slippery.

• Many people like to visit China in winter.

Reread the first paragraph. Highlight or underline the sentence that supports and provides evidence for the claim the Harbin, China's winter wonderland attracts a lot of tourists.

Select the paragraph with the central idea that the ice workers created a winter amusement park.

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Since the city becomes a winter wonderland, ​ ​ (a)   during the winter months.

• millions of tourists visit the city
• people who live in the city leave
• the city loses a lot of money

What might cause people to build hundreds of snow sculptures and huge ice buildings?

• They want to sell snow sculptures and ice buildings to other cities.

• They are trying to break a world record.

• They want to use the snow sculptures and ice buildings to stop tourists from visiting.

• They want to use the snow sculptures and ice buildings to become a tourist attraction that will bring in many visitors.

Reread the first section under the subheading The Right Temperature.

Which sentence best explains why Harbin, China is able to create a city of ice?

• The city has snow blowers that helps create the right temperature for fake snow and ice rinks.

• Harbin, China's temperatures are below freezing during December.

• Harbin, China's temperatures are below freezing for six months.

Why did the author call Harbin the "city of ice"?

• There is a lot of snow and ice in Harbin.

• People build a lot of ice buildings, walkways and sculptures in the city of Harbin.

• People sell a lot of ice in Harbin.

• People live in buildings of ice in Harbin.