The biggest coins

10/10/2020 3:31:00 PM

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Do you know?

  • Coins are money made from metals. In the past, coins were sometimes made from valuable metals such as gold and silver.
  • The oldest coins were minted around 600 BCE in the kingdom of Lydia in the modern country of Turkey.

Let's learn more about coins in the following passage!

FACT: Although the US dollar is accepted in Yap, huge circular stones, called Rai stones, are still used locally as currency.

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

  • Where is Yap Island?
  • What shape were the Yap coins?
Where is Yap Island?
  • in the western Pacific Ocean
  • in the northern Pacific Ocean
  • in the southern Pacific Ocean

What shape were the Yap coins?

  • square
  • triangle
  • round

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

You can carry money in your because coins are small and light. There are some coins you cannot carry in your pocket. The are too big and heavy. They are so heavy that you cannot even lift them up! It takes more than one man to carry just one single coin! Where are these coins? Are they real money?

The coins were Yap coins. Yap is an island in the Pacific Ocean.

The coins were real money. They were round and carved out of stone. Some of the coins were twelve feet tall. The coins had a hole out of the middle. The was so the coins could be put on a strong stick and carried by several men. The coins that were largest and most difficult to move were the most .

Read and answer the following questions.


The men bring in the traditional stone money. Image: yachtlorelei.blogspot.com

You can carry money in your pocket because coins are small and light. There are some coins you cannot carry in your pocket. The coins are too big and heavy. They are so heavy that you cannot even lift them up! It takes more than one man to carry just one single coin! Where are these coins? Are they real money?

The coins were Yap coins. Yap is an island in the western Pacific Ocean.

The coins were real money. They were round and carved out of stone. Some of the coins were twelve feet tall. The coins had a hole carved out of the middle. The hole was so the coins could be put on a strong stick and carried by several men. The coins that were largest and most difficult to move were the most valuable.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Non-fiction Reading Grade 2

According to the passage, what is true about coins?

  • They are made of wood.
  • They are different in size.
  • All coins can be carried in your pocket.
  • All coins are made by people in Yap island.

A Yap coin ____

  • did not have to be real.
  • could be taller than you are.
  • had to be smaller than you are.
  • could not be heavier than you are.

What does the word “valuable” refer to?

  • Something that is not real.
  • Something that is round.
  • Something that is worth a lot.
  • Something that is made of stone.

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

  1. Yap is an island in the Pacific Ocean.
  2. You can carry money in your because coins are small and light.
  3. There are some you cannot carry in your pocket.
  4. The was so the coins could be put on a strong stick and carried by several men.
  5. The coins had a hole out of the middle.
  6. The coins that were largest and most difficult to move were the most .

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

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  2. The three of us stood there, hands in , and waited.
  3. The thieves took three pieces of jewellery.
  4. They flipped a to see who should go first.
  5. There's a in the roof that lets in water when it rains.
  6. The Rockies are a mountain range in the USA.