Grand Canyon

This passage is an informational text because

• it has a happy ending

• it has made up characters

• it gives facts about a topic

If a place is popular, then

• it is a secret

• people like it

• nobody enjoys it

You can find fossils in

• rock

• water

• clouds

What are the biggest birds in North America?

• condors

• eagles

• flamingos

How many people visit the Grand Canyon each year?

• 3 million

• 4 million

• 5 million

You can raft down which river in the Grand Canyon?

• Mississippi River

• Grand Canyon River

• Colorado River

Since it gets hot in the canyon, you should

• drink lots of water

• bring a fan

• wear a coat

What created the canyon walls?

• a river running through it

• a bulldozer

• an earthquake

At the Grand Canyon, some of the rocks are ______ of years old.

• hundreds

• millions

• tens

More than ______ kinds of animals and birds live here.

• 10

• 50

• 500