A Bank with no Money

10/10/2020 2:51:00 PM

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Do you know?

  • The Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 on Svalbard, Norway, above the Arctic Circle.
  • The Global Seed Vault is not open for visitors, but you can join organized trips with guides that will take you close to the entrance.

Let's explore this story!

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • Where is the bank?
  • How many seeds does the bank hold?

Where is the bank?

  • Norway
  • Nepal
  • Kenya

How many seeds does the bank hold?

  • Over 150 million
  • Over 200 million
  • Over 250 million

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

A Bank with no Money

You hear the word "bank." You think of a place where people keep their money. There is a bank where people do not keep money. The bank stores something else. It is very important. The bank keeps it very safe, and it doesn't money for keeping it. Where is the bank, and what does it keep safe?

The bank is into a in Norway. It is in a place where the ground is always and where it is dark for four months of the year.

The bank keeps from all around the world. The seeds are from trees, flowers, and food crops. The bank keeps the seeds safe from , storms, and fires. How many seeds does the bank ? There are over 250 million seeds in the bank!

Read and answer the following questions.

A Bank with no Money

You hear the word "bank." You think of a place where people keep their money. There is a bank where people do not keep money. The bank stores something else. It is very important. The bank keeps it very safe, and it doesn't charge money for keeping it. Where is the bank, and what does it keep safe?

The bank is dug into a mountainside in Norway. It is in a place where the ground is always frozen and where it is dark for four months of the year.

The bank keeps seeds from all around the world. The seeds are from trees, flowers, and food crops. The bank keeps the seeds safe from floods, storms, and fires. How many seeds does the bank hold? There are over 250 million seeds in the bank!

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

 

This story is mainly about _____

  • storing seeds.
  • how seeds grow.
  • seeds from food crops.
  • different kinds of seeds.

Most likely, the bank holds seeds from everywhere but _____

  • Asia.
  • Africa.
  • outer space.
  • North America.
Why is it good that the bank is where it is if the power went out?
  • The seeds would burn up.
  • The seeds would stay cool.
  • The seeds would blow away.
  • The seeds would start to grow.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. The bank keeps from all around the world.
  2. The bank keeps the seeds safe from , storms, and fires.
  3. The bank is into a in Norway.
  4. How many seeds does the bank ?
  5. It is in a place where the ground is always and where it is dark for four months of the year.
  6. The bank keeps it very safe, and it doesn't money for keeping it. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The heavy rain has caused in many parts of the country.
  2. We don't have any fresh vegetables, only peas.
  3. Computers can huge amounts of information.
  4. Can you see those goats on the ?
  5. I've been the garden.
  6. These vegetables can be grown from .
  7. The local museum doesn't any money when you visit.