Carving Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is an iconic US landmark in South Dakota. It features the sculptures of four US Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Students will read a passage, about the creation of Mount Rushmore. Students will answer questions about details, making inferences, and defining words.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Carving Mount Rushmore
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- hatched
- perfectionist
- lobbied
- chisel
- frigid
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “Doane Robinson hatched a plan to attract visitors”
a. canceled; vetoed b. conceived; invented c. approved or allowed d. discussed
2) “he was a perfectionist known for firing excellent workmen”
a. tyrant or bully b. artist c. eccentric; oddball d. one demanding perfection; nit-picker
3) “Borglum often lobbied, or asked, Congress for further funding”
a. requested; urged b. bribed or paid c. introduced legislation d. published; printed
4) “About 400 people helped chisel Mt. Rushmore”
a. design or plan b. draw; design c. fund; provide money d. carve; sculpt
5) “They worked during blazing hot summers, frigid winters”
a. boring; uninteresting b. very cold; freezing c. long; lengthy d. mild; temperate