Reading Comprehension: The Underground City

The author of "The Underground City" is:

• Claudio Ponti

• • Carmen Callil

• • Peter Carey.

Opals are:

• beautiful valuable gems used in jewelry

• rocks used to build houses

• special paper for coloring

True or False:

People find opals at supermarkets.

• True

• False

True or False:

About 2,500 people live in Coober Pedy, Australia.

• True

• False

People on Coober Pedy live in underground villas.

• True

• False

The town of Coober Pedy is located in:

• Southern Australia

• Southern America

• Southern Mexico

The genre of "The Underground City" is:

• Informational Text: Magazine Article

• Informational Text: Letters

• Fantasy

"Visitors" mean:

• people who come to see a place or a person

• buying or selling goods or services

• long, narrow holes dug into the ground

"Business" means:

• people who visit places

• buying or selling goods or services

• long, narrow holes dug into the ground

"Trenches" mean:

• people who visit places

• buying or selling goods or services

• long, narrow holes dug into the ground