Read and Find Key Facts

WALT: Find key facts and answer questions about the book we read.

Before you answer: Think back to the information in Living in a Cave. Read each question carefully. Use details from the book to support your answers.

1. What happens on the road to the cave?

It goes down to the sea.

It goes up the mountain.

It leads through a forest.

2. Which three things helped to make the cave?

wind

water

fire

earthquakes

3. Write two facts about the cave that show it is a suitable place for many people to live.

4. Match each person or activity with the correct detail from the book.

A. The people cooking

B. The people sitting together

C. The children

1. play inside the home

2. sit at a very long table

3. cook on a fire

Think About the Information

5. In the sentence “The cave was made by wind, water and earthquakes”, what does made mean?

decorated

formed

cleaned

6. Why might the cave have a door that is open day and night? Use one detail from the book to support your answer.

7. What can you infer about the size of the cave? Give two details from the book that helped you make this inference.

8. The girl likes living in the cave. Find words in the book that support this answer. Write the words or sentence you found.

Optional extension: Would you like to live in the cave? Write a short paragraph explaining your opinion. Use two facts from the book.

Teacher Answer Key

1. It goes up the mountain.

2. Wind, water and earthquakes.

3. Accept any two suitable facts: the door is open day and night; there are no windows; many people can live there because the cave is big; there is a very long table; the school is inside the home.

4. A–3, B–2, C–1.

5. Formed or created.

6. Accept supported answers, such as: The door may be open so people can enter and leave at any time. The cave has no windows, so the door may also let in light or air.

7. The cave is very large. Supporting details may include that many people live there, many people can sit at a very long table, and the school and play area are inside the home.

8. “The girl likes the cave because it is her home.” Accept the key words “likes the cave” and “it is her home”.

Optional extension: Answers will vary. The paragraph should clearly state an opinion and include two accurate facts from the book.