6B Ch.1 Amazing World Records

Jane is writing an e-mail to tell her friend Alan about the article.

I read an article about some interesting world records today. Did you know about the _____________ flower in the world?

Jane is writing an e-mail to tell her friend Alan about the article.

The flower can grow as  _____________ as a round dining table!

Jane is writing an e-mail to tell her friend Alan about the article.

It also smells Ž _____________ . t’s called the Rafflesia. I really want to see one!

Which word in the article means ‘a very tall building’?

• pollen

• pyramid

• skyscraper

• standard

The highest mountain in the world is ____ .

• 8,848 metres higher than Tai Mo Shan

• nearly ten times the height of Tai Mo Shan

• deep in the Pacific Ocean

• next to the deepest ocean in the world

Why are fairyflies called ‘fairyflies’?

• since they are as small as fairies.

• since they are a type of fairies.

• since they are invisible.

• since they fly in the sky

Which sentence about the Great Pyramid is NOT true?

• It is more than 4,500 years old.

• It is in Europe.

• It is in a sandy place.

• It is much heavier than the Big Buddha on Lantau Island.

Read the last paragraph: Some are on your doorstep.

'On your doorstep' means ______________?

• far away

• inside your home

• near

• in your neighbour's home

The purpose of this article is to tell us ___________.

• about the amazing things created by people.

• about the big and small things in the world

• about amazing natural and man-made things

• that amazing things can be found in Hong Kong