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ContentsPenny Oleksiak . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Tornadoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9WordSearch . . . . . . . . . . . .10MapActivity . . . . . . . . . . . . 11MapofCanada . . . . . . . . . . 12TornadoNumbers . . . . . . . . 13WordSmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14WritingFun . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15AnswerKey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Penny oleksiak

Havinggoalscanhelppeopleachieveamazingthings.CanadianswimmerPennyOleksiakhopesthat,atthenextOlympicGames,shewillbeabletobreaktherecordforthenumber

ofmedalsanyCanadianathletehaswon.Shehasalreadyachievedgoodresults,eventhoughsheisstillquiteyoung.

PennyOleksiakwasbornonJune13,2000,intoanathleticfamilyinScarborough,Ontario.Hermotherisanengineerandherfatherisawriter.Herfoursiblingsareallathletic,likesheis.Pennyfirstlearnedtoswiminaneighbour’spool.Shestartedthesportwhenshewasnineyearsold,andstartedhertrainingwiththeTorontoOlympianSwimClub.In2013,shesetanOntariorecordinthe100-metreraceforheragegroup.

Pennycontinuedtowinmedalsandawards.Atthe2016SummerOlympics,shewononegoldmedal,onesilver,andtwobronze.When

shewas16yearsold,shesetanOlympicrecordinthe100-metrefreestyleswim,andshewonfourmedalsatthe2017and2019WorldAquaticsChampionships.SheisthefirstCanadiantowinfourmedalsatasingleSummerGamesandhastiedVictorDavisastheCanadianOlympicswimmerwiththemostmedals.

PennyisalreadyCanada’syoungestgoldmedalist,andshesaysthatshehopestoimprovehertechnique


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Athlete: Someonewhoistrainedinorverygoodatsportsandphysicalexercise.Engineer: Someonewhoisspeciallytrainedtodesignandbuildmachinesorlargestructuressuchasbridgesandroads.Siblings:Brothersorsisters.Freestyle: Aswimmercanswimwhateverstroketheywant,butusuallyitmeansthefrontcrawl,whichisthefasteststroke.Technique:Amethodorwayofdoingsomethingthatrequiresskill.Accomplished: Skillful.

inthe2020OlympicGames.IfshewinsthreemoremedalsinTokyothisyear,shewillbethemostsuccessfulCanadianOlympicathleteinhistory.

Besideshermedals,PennywontheBobbieRosenfeldAwardforfemaleathleteoftheyear,andtheLouMarshAwardforCanada’sbestathlete.Shewasaflagbeareratthe2016Olympics.Forsomeoneherage,PennyOleksiakhasalreadybecomeaveryaccomplishedathlete.



1.CanadianswimmerPennyOleksiakhopesthat,atthenextOlympic

Games,shewillbeabletobreaktherecordforthenumberof

anyCanadianathletehaswon.

2.WherewasPennyOleksiakborn?

3.WheredidPennystarttraining?

4. In2013,shesetanOntariorecordinthe forheragegroup.

5.HowmanymedalsdidPennywinatthe2016SummerOlympics?

6.Whenshewas16yearsold,shesetan inthe100-metrefreestyleswim.

7.PennyisthefirstCanadiantodowhat?

8.Pennysaysthatshehopestoimproveher inthe

2020OlympicGames.

Penny oleksiak QUesTions



Countriescanchangealotinafewthousandyears.Egyptwasoncethelandofthepharaohs,whobuiltmanyamazingstructuresthatremainstanding,includingthepyramids .

ThecultureandpoliticsofEgypthavechanged,buttheancient structuresstillremindpeopleofthecountry’shistory.

About4500yearsago,apharaohnamedKhufubuiltahugetriangularstructurecalledapyramid.Thestructureis140metreshighandhasemptyspacesinthemiddlewherethepharaoh’sbodywasputafterhedied.Nearthepyramidisalargestructurethatlookslikealionwithahumanhead.ThiscreatureiscalledtheSphinxandwasbuiltatthesametimeasthepyramidtoguardthepharaoh’stomb .

Thereareover130pyramidsinEgypt.Besidesthat,manyothertombsareintheValleyoftheKingsandValleyoftheQueensinLuxor.Eventhoughthepharaohshavebeengoneforthousandsofyears,theirhistoryisstillimportant.

ModernEgyptisverydifferentfromwhatitoncewaswithrulerslikeRamsesIIandCleopatra.Today,Egyptisarepublicwithapresidentandelections.Formanyyears,HosniMubarakwastheleader,butnowAbdelFattahel-Sisiisthepresidentofthecountry.ThecapitalcityisCairo,whichisontheNileneartheDelta,atriangle-shapedareainthe

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Pharaohs:ThetitlegiventokingsinancientEgypt.Pyramid:AnancientEgyptianstonemonumentwherepharaohsandtheirtreasureswereburied.Ancient: Veryold.Tomb:Agrave,room,orbuildingforholdingadeadbody.

northwheretheriverdividesintomanysmallstreams.

Egypthasalargepopulationofover99millionpeoplelivingmainlyalongtheNileRiveroronthecoastoftheMediterraneanSea.Thewholecountryisoveronemillionsquarekilometres,butmostofitisdesertwherefewpeoplecanlive.

Egypthaschangedsincethedaysofthepharaohs.Still,thepastisimportantevennow.



1.Egyptwasoncethelandofthe ,whobuiltmanyamazingstructuresthatremainstanding,includingthepyramids.

2.About4500yearsago,apharaohnamed builtahugetriangularstructurecalledapyramid.

3.Thestructureis140metreshighandhasemptyspacesinthe

middlewhere wasputafterhedied.

4.Whatisthelargestructurethatlookslikealionwithahumanheadcalled?

5.HowmanypyramidsarethereinEgypt?

6.WhoisthepresidentofEgypt?

7.Thecapitalcityis ,whichisontheNile.

8.WhatisthepopulationofEgypt?

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StormshappenallthetimeacrossCanadaandaroundtheworld.Someofthemostdangerousonesaretornadoes,alsoknownastwisters.Everyyear,tornadoescausedamageandharm

peopleinalmosteveryareaoftheworld.

Tornadoesformwhenwarm,wetairmeetscold,dryair.Thecoldairispushedoverthewarmair,andthisusuallyproducesathunderstorm.Thewarmairrisesthroughthecolderairandcanstarttospinifthewindconditionsareright.Thespinningairpullsinmoreairfromthethunderstorm,causingittospinfaster.Thecoolairisforceddown,andwhenittouchesthegrounditbecomesatornado.

Sometornadoesarewidecloudsshapedlikefunnels,andothersarethinlikeropes.Theycanlastjustafewminutesandmoveashortdistance,ortheycantravelupto150kilometresandlasthours,withwindsthatcanreachover480kilometresperhour.Overwater,theyarecalledwaterspouts.

Thewindsarewhatmaketornadoesdangerous.Theypickupanythingintheirway.Theycanriproofsoffbuildingsorlifthugetrucksofftheroad.Tornadoesstartoutinvisible untiltheystarttopickupdirt,whichturnsthemblackasthe

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Tornado:Aviolentandverydestructivewindstormthatappearsasadarkcloudshapedlikeafunnel.Condition: Thegeneralstateofaperson,animal,orthing.Funnel: Anopenconethatnarrowstoatube,usedforpouringsomethingintoacontainerthathasanarrowneck.Invisible: Impossibletosee.Hemisphere:Onehalfofaroundobject,especiallyoftheEarth.

windsswirlaround.Inthesouthernhemisphere,theyturninaclockwisedirection,andinthenorthernhemisphere,theygocounterclockwise.

Althoughtheycanhappenalmostanywhere,mosttornadoeshappenintheUnitedStatesinanareacalledTornadoAlley.ThisareagoesdownthemiddleofthecountrybetweenNorthDakotaandwestTexas.Over200tornadoesformeveryyearinthisarea,mostlyinthespringandsummer.

Findingoutmoreabouttornadoescouldhelppeopleprotectthemselvesfromthesestorms.



1.Someofthemostdangerousstormsare ,alsoknownastwisters.

2.Whendotornadoesform?

3.Thecoldairispushedoverthewarmair,andthisusuallyproducesa

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4.Thewarmairrisesthroughthecolderairandcanstartto ifthewindconditionsareright.

5.Whenthespinningcoolair ,itbecomesatornado.

6.Sometornadoesarewidecloudsshapedlike ,andothersarethinlikeropes.

7.Tornadowindsthatcanreachspeedsofoverwhat?

8.Tornadoesstartout untiltheystarttopickupdirt,whichturnsthemblackasthewindsswirlaround.

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ThetablebelowshowstheaveragenumberoftornadoesperyearforsomeofthestatesintheUnitedStates.Usethisinformationtoanswerthequestionsbelow.

STATEAVERAGE NUMBER

OF TORNADOESTexas 155Florida 66Arkansas 39Missouri 45Kansas 96Nebraska 57Oklahoma 62Iowa 51Illinois 54Minnesota 45Mississippi 43Alabama 44All50States 1253

1.Whichstatehasthemosttornadoes?

2.Whichstatehas96tornadoes?

3.Whichstatehas39tornadoes?

4.HowmanytornadoesdoesOklahomahave?

5.HowmanytornadoesdoesFloridahave?

6.Howmanytornadoeshappeninall50states?

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Penny Oleksiak was onJune13,2000,intoanathletic

inScarborough,Ontario.Hermotherisan

andherfatherisawriter.Herfour areallathletic,likesheis.

About4500yearsago,a namedKhufubuiltahuge

structurecalledapyramid.Thestructureis140metres

highandhas spacesinthemiddlewherethepharaoh’sbody

was put hedied.

Althoughtheycanhappenalmost ,mosttornadoes

happenintheUnitedStatesinan calledTornadoAlley.Thisarea

goesdownthe ofthecountrybetweenNorthDakotaandwest

Texas.Over200tornadoes everyyearinthisarea,mostlyinthe

springandsummer.

Each paragraph is based on the corresponding article. Test your students’ vocabulary by having them fill in the blanks with the correct word from the word bank below.

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