Mt. Washington Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 4+ | Lexile: 840 | Word Count: 245
This activity provides a printable score report, narration, and customization.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why is Mt. Washington known as the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather”?
  2. What challenges do hikers face when climbing Mt. Washington, and how can they prepare?
  3. How do the Auto Road and Cog Railway give people different experiences of the mountain?
  4. Why might scientists choose Mt. Washington as an important place to study weather and climate?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.