AFTER YOU READ
A. Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the word choices given. Change the word form if
necessary.
canal / seat / passenger/convenient / transportation
1. What type of
day?
2. That theater isn't big enough for the speech. It
only 100 people.
do you use to get to school every
3. People started to sell goods from their boats after the
was built.
4. Two
survived.
were killed in the car accident, but the driver
5. The subway system makes Tokyo a very
easy to get around.
city. It's
B. Comprehension Check
Write the form of transportation next to its matching statement
(G for gondolas, R for rickshaws, and D for dogsleds).
1. This form of transportation is pulled by a person.
2. Many tourists in Venice ride on them.
3. They are good for areas where there are a lot of people.
4. A famous race for these is held in snowy Alaska.
5. They are convenient in cities with canals.
6. Up to ten dogs are used to pull one.
7. Two passengers and a boatman fit on these small boats.
