Share Think 1: Unit 4: Reading 2: The swimming pool heroes
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Miya Peyregne is nine years old.
True The text states, “Miya Peyregne, aged nine.”
Tiffany is older than Miya.
False The text states, “her six-year-old sister Tiffany,” indicating Tiffany is younger than Miya.
The family lives in Grandville, Michigan.
True The text mentions, “their house in Grandville, Michigan, USA.”
It was raining on the day of the incident.
False The text describes the weather as, “It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.”
David was in the swimming pool with his daughters.
True The text states, “Their father David was with them.”
David’s legs were in pain
True The text mentions, “It was his legs. His legs weren’t right. He was in pain.”
Miya thought her father was joking at first.
True The text says, “The girls weren’t scared but they were worried. Was it just a joke or was he really in trouble?”
Miya immediately jumped into the water to save her father.
False The text indicates that Miya waited for twenty seconds before realizing her father was in trouble: “Twenty seconds later he was still under the water. Now
Tiffany called the emergency services from a mobile phone.
True The text states, “Tiffany called the emergency services.”
The ambulance arrived five minutes after the call.
False The text mentions, “Ten minutes later an ambulance was there.”
David was conscious when the ambulance arrived.
False The text says, “He was alive but he wasn’t conscious,” and later, “Soon their father was conscious again,” indicating he was unconscious when the ambulanc
The girls were scared throughout the incident.
False The text states, “The girls weren’t scared but they were worried,” and only later, “Now Miya was scared.”
David knows exactly what was wrong with his legs.
False The text mentions, “David still doesn’t know what was wrong with his legs on that day.”
David is grateful to his daughters for saving his life.
True The text states, “He knows that his daughters were heroes and thanks them every day for saving his life.”
The incident happened in the morning.
Doesn’t say The text does not provide any information about the time of day when the incident occurred.
