Into a Cave

10/10/2020 4:41:00 PM
Louise Hose. Image: Geotimes.org

Do you know?

  • Louise Hose is a leading female cave explorer and a geology professor from Westminster College in Missouri.
  • Louise Hose has explored and studied the caves of Mexico for 25 years.

Let's explore!

Louise Hose. Image: Zahradka Art

 

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

  • Where does Louise Hose work?
  • What does she study in a cave?

Where does Louise Hose work?

  • in the sea
  • under the ground
  • on the land

What does she study in a cave?

  • gas
  • water
  • bacteria

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

Louise Hose is a . Geologists the earth. Sometimes, Hose has to wear a mask. If she didn’t wear a mask, she would die. Why does Hose have to wear a mask?

Hose works in that go deep under the ground. In many caves, the air is safe to breathe. Hose works in a cave where the air is not safe to breathe. It is . It is filled with poisonous gases. If people breathe the toxic air, they will die.

Hose wears a special breathing mask while she studies the cave. She wears a light on her head while she makes maps that show its passageways and chambers. She studies how the cave was made. She studies the fish in the cave. She studies the .

Read the text and answer the questions.

Into a Cave

Louise Hose. Image: bacterianeurons.blogspot

 

Louise Hose is a geologist. Geologists study the earth. Sometimes, Hose has to wear a mask. If she didn’t wear a mask, she would die. Why does Hose have to wear a mask?

Hose works in caves that go deep under the ground. In many caves, the air is safe to breathe. Hose works in a cave where the air is not safe to breathe. It is toxic. It is filled with poisonous gases. If people breathe the toxic air, they will die.

Hose wears a special breathing mask while she studies the cave. She wears a light on her head while she makes maps that show its passageways and chambers. She studies how the cave was made. She studies the fish in the cave. She studies the bacteria.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

What does “toxic” in the passage refer to?

  • Something safe
  • Something sweet
  • Something not safe
  • Something not sweet
What does Hose use to see in the cave?
  • the sunlight
  • a flashlight
  • a special mask
  • a light on her head

What is true about Louise Hose?

  • She always has to wear a breathing mask when working.
  • She only works in caves that are filled with poisonous gases.
  • She studies the formation of a cave and some creatures in it.
  • She studies how to keep people safe when they work in caves.

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

  1. Louise Hose is a .
  2. Hose works in that go deep under the ground.
  3. Geologists the earth.
  4. Hose works in a cave where the air is not safe to breathe. It is .
  5. She studies the .

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

  1. The found many fossils in the valley.
  2. She took me by the hand and led me into the .
  3. These products are not to humans.
  4. Scientists are photographs of the planet for signs of life.
  5. Food must be heated to a high temperature to kill harmful .