#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading
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Check Your Understanding
1.
From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of
suspension?
a. hanging in the air above water or land
c. flat on the ground or water
b. a mixture of water and a flavor
d. sent home from school
2
. How many times could the cable used in the bridge go back and forth from San Francisco to New
York (3,000 miles each way)?
a. 2 or 3 times
c. more than 100 times
b. more than 50 times
d. 160,000 times
3.
From the context of the passage, which word means “special, different, or unusual”?
a. commerce
c. unique
b. suspension
d. peninsula
4.
Which of the following is an opinion and
not a fact?
a. It is a suspension bridge over 1.7 miles long.
b. The Golden Gate is one of the longest and most beautiful bridges in the world.
c. There are 160,000 miles of wire in the two cables.
d. The Golden Gate Bridge rises above San Francisco Bay.
The Golden Gate Bridge rises above
San Francisco Bay. It is one of the great
engineering achievements of the 20th century.
The Golden Gate is one of the longest and
most beautiful bridges in the world. It is a
suspension bridge over 1.7 miles long. The
bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait at the
entrance to San Francisco Bay. It connects
Marin County to San Francisco in Northern
California. A tower stands at each end of the
bridge. The distance between the two towers
is 4,200 feet. The total length of the bridge
is 8,981 feet. Each of the towers is about
1,120 feet from one end of the bridge. The
bridge contains 88,000 tons of steel. There
are 160,000 miles of wire in the two cables.
The bridge is made of 390,000 cubic yards of
concrete. One cubic yard is three feet long,
three feet wide, and three feet high. The floor
of the bridge is about 200 feet above water
and 90 feet wide. This allows for six lanes
and sidewalks.
The chief engineer of the project was Joseph
B. Strauss. The towers were designed by an
architect named Irving Morrow. He also chose
the unique rust-colored paint for the bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge is designed to withstand
very heavy tides. It also resists earthquakes
and high winds. The idea for the bridge
was first promoted in 1916 by a California
journalist. California citizens, especially in
the Bay area, soon recognized the value of a
bridge like this. It would provide for better
communication within the state. Business
opportunities would be better. Construction
began in 1933 during the Great Depression. It
was completed four years later. The total cost
was about thirty-five million dollars. Building
the bridge provided thousands of jobs.
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