Evaluation Criteria NOVEMBER & TOPICS 2ND. Section I

                  Evaluation Criteria                    NOVEMBER  & TOPICS

                     Quiz              20%

                              Speaking         20%

                                       Homeworks               20 %

                                                                                            Classwork                  40 % 

                                

                                        2nd Grade  Section 1                             Reading Explorer

                               The Power of Music   
                                Hip- Hop Planet
                                A Musical Boost
                                Into Space 
                                Life beyond the earth
                                Living in the space

                             I.- Copy or Print the Reading Text on your notebook.

                              

Rock Climbing

Just 90 miles to the north of New York City, U.S.A., lies the Shawangunk Mountains. The mountains, known as the 'Gunks', are 12 miles long and 300 feet high. The extreme sport of rock climbing is a very popular activity there. Many people from around the region and abroad make trips to the Gunks to climb the mountains. The Gunks have become one of the major rock climbing areas of North America. There are about 1,200 climbing routes, and visitors to the Gunks get to enjoy wonderful views.

However, most rock climbers are not so interested in the views. Like mountain climbers, they go up the sides of mountains. But the rock climbers seem to want the climb to be especially difficult. They choose to climb only the parts that look like walls. They also pick only areas where there is a danger of falling thousands of feet to the ground. In addition to strong legs, rock climbers need a lot of strength in their arms and hands. They must use small openings in the rock to hold themselves flat against the wall. It is definitely not a relaxing sport!

     1.   What could another title for this reading be?

a.	How the Gunks Were Formed
b.	Relaxing with Rock Climbers
c.	Rock Climbing in the Gunks
d.	Goals of Rock Climbing

          

     2.   In paragraph 1, what does major mean?

a.	dangerous
b.	expensive
c.	important
d.	dark

          

          

     3.   What is the purpose of paragraph 2 in this passage?

a.	to get people to try rock climbing
b.	to show how relaxing rock climbing can be
c.	to show that rock climbing is a difficult sport
d.	to compare rock climbing and mountain climbing

          

     4.   In the last sentence of paragraph 2, what does the word it refer to?

a.	the rock
b.	the wall
c.	the mountain
d.	rock climbing

          

     5.   According to the passage, what are rock climbers interested in?

a.	the history of the mountains
b.	difficult climbing situations
c.	traveling abroad
d.	beautiful views