Reading a Boat Comprehension
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Reading a Boat Comprehension
Reading a Boat
At the harbour gallery, Sione and Ngaio stopped beside a photograph of a small sailing boat. Their guide, Levi, explained that sailors do more than steer. They learn to “read” a boat by noticing how it responds to the wind and water. Levi pointed out the sail. When the wind filled it, the boat moved forward. If the sail flapped loosely, sailors knew it was not catching enough wind. The sailors also watched the water. Small ripples showed which way the wind was travelling, while darker patches could signal stronger gusts. Sione noticed that the boat leaned to one side. “Is it going to tip over?” he asked. Levi smiled. A boat can lean when the wind pushes against its sail, but the crew adjusts the sail and shifts their weight to keep it balanced. They also check the clouds and look for changes in the weather. Ngaio had thought sailing was mostly about being strong. Now she could see that careful observation mattered just as much. Before they left the gallery, Sione said he would never look at a sail in quite the same way again.
Find and explain
Use evidence from the passage where you can.
- To read words painted on the boat
- To notice how the boat responds to the wind and water
- To study a book about boats
- To memorise the boat's name
- Careful drawing
- Physical strength
- Knowledge of art
- A large crew
- He stops beside a photograph.
- He asks whether the boat will tip over.
- He says he will never look at a sail in quite the same way again.
- He walks into the gallery with Ngaio.
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