Reading Comprehension 1

1. Underground homes are considered normal in Coober Pedy.

• True

• False

2. The first underground homes in Coober Pedy were built by Aborigines.

• True

• False

3. All the opals located in and near Coober Pedy belong to one trading company.

• True

• False

4. Coober Pedy has liberal attitudes toward miners' behavior.

• True

• False

5. The environment around Coober Pedy is dry and rocky.

• True

• False

6. Some tourists have died from falling into holes in the town.

• True

• False

7.Most underground structures in Coober Pedy were originally opal mines.

• True

• False

8. The cost of creating an underground home is similar to the cost of building a home on the surface.

• True

• False

9. It is easier to dig an underground home into a hillside than into the ground.

• True

• False

10. So far, only one underground home in Coober Pedy has water service.

• True

• False