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Reading Skill: Topic and Key Details                                                                                                           The topic is the subject of

                                                                                                                                                     the passage or what the
                                                                                                                                                     passage is mainly about.

                                                                                                                                                     It is usually just a word or
      Match the details with the correct natural wonders on land.                                                                                    short phrase. The key
                                                                                                                                                     details are specific

                                                           Topic            Natural Wonders on Land                                                  information (details) that
                                                                                                                                                     tells about the topic.


                          The Grand                                                                                                               Parícutin


                              Canyon                                                Mt. Everest                                                    Volcano





                        ⓑ                       ⓒ                                  ⓐ                       ⓔ                                 ⓓ                        ⓕ




                             ⓐ It is the tallest mountain in the world.


                             ⓑ Wind, rain, and ice are changing it today.

                             ⓒ Its walls were carved by the Colorado River.

         Details
                             ⓓ There is a chance that it will erupt again in the future.


                             ⓔ It is dangerous because of the freezing cold and snowstorms.

                             ⓕ It erupted for nine years after forming.





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