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Bimonthly ExamElementary Section / Fifth Grade / Contract
III
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A. Read carefully the story and then answer what is asked.
Venice is SinkingMost people all over the orld travel !y the
road" In a \si-t\ in Italy hoever#
aterays make $p the primary comm$ting ro$tes" %here are ports
for !oats to
arrive" %he city of Venice# rich in architecture# is !est knon
for its canals"
&nfort$nately# this !ea$tif$l city of Gondolas# !eca$se
no!ody can $se rickshawsin there, !k-m rs\," ch$rches#
\!ka-s ls\" and rocky streets is sinking really fast"
'non as the ()$een of the *driatic+# Venice is sit$ated
on ,-. islands formed !y canals in the lagoon !eteen
the mo$ths of the o and the iave 0ivers# at the northern
extremity of the *driatic Sea# even the !its of 1rm gro$nd have
rather !oggyfo$ndations and all this is sloly getting eroded# even
tho$gh yo$ can #n$ many
street ven$ors selling souvenirsand e%otic ruitsfor everyone
that ants to bu'
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)h' is Venice sinkin*+
%he existing gro$nd ater ta!le and the glo!al climate changes
that have raised sea
levels !y several inches are proving disastro$s for the city" *s
sea2ice owsmelting
and ater levels rise# 3oods in Venice are getting from !ad
to orse" B$ildings are already feeling the impact of this
phenomenon# ith their fo$ndations literally !eing shaken"%ake
for example one of the most famo$s landmarks of
Venice# the 4..2year2old St" Mark+s Basilica# a famo$s
cathedral considered among the !est anti-ues that no
leans slightly to the left !eca$se of its $nsta!le
fo$ndation"
%he Cathedral on5t last too m$ch" 6ot for this \!sen(t)-sh(
-)r\."
Experts arn that the city may sink an additional eight inches in
the next 7. years"
Many scared residents have already started to move to drier
regions in Italy+s
mainland" %o tackle the 3ood menace# a gro$p of Venetians have
come ith the idea
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to place $nderater gates at di8erent points here the *driatic
Sea ater enters the
lagoon" %he gates ill remain open hen the ater is lo# and as the
ater rises# the
gates ill close# to hol$the seaater from 3ooding Venice"
Everyone gathered to \
!se-l -" .brt\ the idea but $ntil a via!le sol$tion is fo$nd
o$t# Venice# it seems# o$ld
contin$e to !e plag$ed !y 3oods" %r$ly# a case of !eing ca$ght
!eteen the devil and
the deep sea9
A( Read the story again. Answer True or False. (5 points
0," Venice is sinking !eca$se there are many holes on the
s$rface"-" eople from Venice are really orried a!o$t the sinking of
the city":" ;ne sol$tion is to place $nderater gates to prevent
3ooding")$een of the *driatic?"
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Street vendors sell so$venirs and exotic fr$its"
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%he Cathedral as !$ilt 4.. years ago"
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Venice is sit$ated on ,-. islands"
/. According to what you read a0out akarta and is0on co)plete
the enn diagra).-rite 2 differences and 2 si)ilarities. (5
points
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