Reading Comprehension

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education

The Man Who Rode The Thunder

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

• explore the passage ‘The Man Who Rode The Thunder’ and relate to the central idea of the same.
  
• answer the questions based on the passage.

Are the sentences 'True' or 'False', or is the information needed to answer them not given?

Colonel William Rankin's parachute was designed to open automatically at 10,000 feet.

1. True
2. False
3. Not given

The giant thundercloud had held Colonel William Rankin captive for over an hour.

1. True
2. False
3. Not given

Colonel William Rankin was very fond of music.

1. True
2. False
3. Not given

Colonel Rankin was flying at an altitude of ______ over ______ on 26 July, 1959.

1. 57,000 feet, North Carolina
2. 37,000 feet, South Dakota
3. 47,000 feet, South Carolina

Colonel Rankin decided to make an _______ from his falling plane by using the _______.

1. emergency exit, ejection seat
2. ejection, emergency exit
3. exit, emergency door

The Parachutist saw to his horror that he was falling straight into the centre of a huge, black thundercloud. The 'parachutist' here, refers to ____________.

1. some person flying a parachute
2. the pilot of the companion aircraft
3. Colonel Rankin

'... he felt another tremendous blast ...'
The word 'tremendous' here, means ________.

1. very great in intensity
2. inspiring
3. very great in amount

'... his ear would be blasted by deafening thunderclaps...'
Which word can replace the word 'deafening'?

1. comforting
2. discouraging
3. ear-piercing

What happened when Colonel Rankin
was flying over South Carolina?

What did Colonel Rankin decide to do
after the fire-warning alert?

How did Colonel Rankin know
he was about to land?

Being courageous 

is the key!

Success Criteria:
Now, I CAN:
* explore the passage ‘The Man Who Rode The Thunder’ and relate to the central idea of the same.
* answer the questions based on the passage.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. I need some help.
4. Not sure