Year 8 Comprehension Worksheet — Pdf

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A) To describe the animals living in the trench B) To compare the ocean trench to outer space C) To explain how trenches are formed D) To list the temperature in the trench year 8 comprehension worksheet pdf

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Refer to a specific technique or fact. (2 marks) 9. Name two creatures that live in ocean trenches. (2 marks) _____ 15

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“There you are, old girl,” he whispered to the beam that cut across the churning sea. “One more night.” 1. Find a word or phrase from the first paragraph that means “twisted and rough-looking.” (1 mark) 2. What does the simile “the wind howled like a wounded animal” suggest about the weather? (2 marks) 3. List two details that show Ezra is old. (2 marks)

Beneath the waves, far beyond the reach of sunlight, lies a landscape more alien than Mars. Ocean trenches — deep, narrow canyons in the seafloor — plunge to depths of over 11,000 metres. The deepest known point, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, could swallow Mount Everest whole with room to spare.