1.2.3 Reading for Comprehension Activity

1. Death Valley is ______ vacation spot.

2. Death Valley is in _______ and ______. (Choose 2 answers)

3. One think you CANNOT see in Death Valley is _______.

4. At Furnace Creek, you can see _____ and _____. (Choose 2 answers).

5. The first people to live in Furnace Creek were ______.

6. According to the passage, people can live in _____.

7. According to the passage, why did early travelers call this place “Death Valley”?

Many people in the group died.
Only one person in the group died, but they had many problems there.
It sounded like a good name for a place that was one of the driest, hottest places around.
It is a natural museum for dead things.

8. According to the passage, Death Valley is all the following things EXCEPT _____.