The Tallest Building - The Burj Khalifa Quiz

Words in Context

Context clues help the reader understand the meaning of a word in a passage of text without having to look it up in a dictionary.

Two words that sound the same (homophones) have been used in this feature article. One describes tales that we tell, and the other is what we call all the rooms at one level of a building.
Which two words are they?

• stories and records

• storeys and records

• it's and its

• stories and storeys

Main Idea

The main idea is the key point or most important idea of the passage. It is what the sentence/paragraph is mostly about.

What is the main idea expressed in the second paragraph?

• The main idea of the second paragraph is to compare the Burj Khalifa building with other tall buildings in Dubai.

• The main idea of the first paragraph is to show the reader that even Tom and Jerry would get tired running to the top of the Burj Khalifa building.

• The main idea of the second paragraph is to introduce the reader to the tallest man-made building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Author’s Purpose

The author’s purpose is the main reason he or she has for writing. It can be clearly stated or inferred from the techniques the author uses.

Which of the following statements is the likely purpose of the author writing the feature article?

• The writer intends to scare people who have a fear of heights by describing the Burj Khalifa.

• The writer works for the Burj Khalifa and is trying to persuade tourists to visit Dubai.

• The writer is eager to earn more money by attracting people to visit the Burj Khalifa.

• The writer describes the Burj Khalifa to awe the reader and inspire a visit to the building one day.

Cause and Effect

The cause is what makes something happen, whereas the effect is the result or outcome of what happened.

A designer saw the desert plant known as the spider lily. What happened then?

• The designer was impressed by spider lilies and bought his wife a plant for their garden.

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  The designer copied the appearance of the spider lilies to create the design of the fountains in the Burj Khalifa gardens.

• The owners of the Burj Khalifa were inspired by spider lilies and etched a similar pattern into the building.

Words in Context

Context clues help the reader understand the meaning of a word in a passage of text without having to look it up in a dictionary.

Buildings such as the Burj Khalifa are often named skyscrapers. Why is this so?

• They are so high they touch the sky.

• They impress pilots who are flying in the sky.

• They are so wide they block out our view of the sky.

• They are found only in cities such as New York.

Fact and Opinion

A fact is a statement that is true and can be proven with evidence, whereas an opinion is a statement that is based on personal beliefs or viewpoints and cannot be proven by evidence.

Select whether the following statement is a fact or opinion.

The Burj Khalifa is the most impressive building in the world.

• Opinion

• Fact

Fact and Opinion

A fact is a statement that is true and can be proven with evidence, whereas an opinion is a statement that is based on personal beliefs or viewpoints and cannot be proven by evidence.

Select whether the following statement is a fact or opinion.

When this article was written, the Burj Khalifa had the highest number of storeys of any building in the world.

• Opinion

• Fact

Fact and Opinion

A fact is a statement that is true and can be proven with evidence, whereas an opinion is a statement that is based on personal beliefs or viewpoints and cannot be proven by evidence.

Select whether the following statement is a fact or opinion.

The architects, designers and work teams that helped to build the Burj Khalifa are very proud of their work.

• Opinion

• Fact

Fact and Opinion

A fact is a statement that is true and can be proven with evidence, whereas an opinion is a statement that is based on personal beliefs or viewpoints and cannot be proven by evidence.

Select whether the following statement is a fact or opinion.

There is a telescope on the 148th floor which visitors can use to view the gardens below.

• Opinion

• Fact

Predicting

A prediction is an educated guess about what will happen later in a text. It is informed by what has already happened and what you know about the topic.

Around the world, people choose to live in a variety of ways. In the future, do you predict more people will live in skyscrapers, underground or in space?

• In the future, more people will live underground because they will avoid the sun.

• In the future, more people will live in skyscrapers because of the world’s population growth.

• In the future, people will want to live on a space station because they want to meet aliens.