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Directions: Read each paragraph. Try to figure out which type of transportation is being
described. Then answer the questions in complete sentences.All aboard! Think about the different means
of transportation.One way to travel from one place to another is by flying. Traveling by air
is much faster than by car because you don’t have to follow any roads or
use maps. Other ticketed passengers can go along as well because there
is plenty of room.- What is this?
- What clues helped you to find out? _____
Another way to travel involves water. You can stand or sit and watch the beautiful
waves roll by. If the weather is bad, traveling this way can be very bumpy and
windy. Some people have even become sick from this ride.- What is this? _____
- What clues helped you to find out? _____
Another option is to travel by land. This route rides on tracks the entire way. There
are stops every so often for people to get off and others to board. The last
car is usually a red caboose.- What is this? _____
- What clues helped you to find out? _____
Traveling the streets is the slowest of all, but millions of people do it every day.
You just follow a map if you don’t know the way. Sometimes you have to stop at
red lights or slow down to turn the corner. If you ride on a freeway or highway
you can keep on cruising for a long time!- What is this? _____
- What clues helped you to find out? _____
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