Reading comprehension worksheet about surfing as a popular water sport.

Of course! Let’s solve the problem step by step based on the passage titled “A Popular Water Sport”.

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📖 Passage Summary:

The passage is about surfing, a popular water sport in oceans and the Great Lakes. It explains:

- Surfing requires good waves to be fun.
- Lake surfers usually go out in warm weather, while ocean surfers often surf in cold water.
- Ocean surfers can count on good waves more often than lake surfers.
- Surfers are known for their love of both lakes and oceans.

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## ✔ Question 1: How are lake and ocean surfing alike?

Options:
A. The surfers always wear wetsuits.
B. The surfers are bored on the waves.
C. The surfers can count on good waves.
D. The surfers love both lakes and oceans.

Correct Answer: D. The surfers love both lakes and oceans.

✔ Explanation:
The last sentence of the passage says: *“Surfers are a breed for both lake and ocean surfing.”* This means surfers enjoy or love both types of surfing — lakes and oceans. That’s what makes them alike.
- Option A is wrong because it says “always wear wetsuits,” but the passage says lake surfers usually go out in warm weather (so they may not need wetsuits).
- Option B is incorrect — no mention of being bored.
- Option C is false — the passage says ocean surfers can count on good waves *more often*, implying lake surfers cannot count on them as reliably.

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## ✔ Question 2: How are lake and ocean surfing different?

Options:
A. Lake surfers usually wear bathing suits.
B. The sport is popular in both kinds of water.
C. Lake surfers build only in stormy weather.
D. Ocean surfers can count on good waves much more often.

Correct Answer: D. Ocean surfers can count on good waves much more often.

✔ Explanation:
The passage clearly states: *“Ocean surfers can count on good waves much more often.”* This is a direct comparison showing a key difference between lake and ocean surfing.
- Option A might be true (since lake surfers go out in warm weather), but it’s not stated directly — and “usually wear bathing suits” isn’t mentioned.
- Option B talks about popularity — but the passage says surfing is popular in both, so this is a similarity, not a difference.
- Option C is false — the passage says lake surfers go out in warm weather, not stormy weather.

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## ✔ Question 3: Write fact or opinion next to each sentence.

We’ll analyze each sentence:

> A. Usually lake surfers go out in the winter.

➡️ Opinion
✘ Why? The passage says lake surfers go out in *warm* weather — which implies *not* winter. So saying they go out in winter contradicts the passage and is not a fact. Also, “usually” makes it subjective — it’s an assumption, not stated.

> B. Ocean surfing is much better.

➡️ Opinion
✘ Why? “Much better” is a value judgment — it’s someone’s personal preference. The passage never says one is better than the other — just that ocean surfers get more consistent waves.

> C. Ocean surfers can count on good waves much more often.

➡️ Fact
✔ Why? This is directly stated in the passage: *“Ocean surfers can count on good waves much more often.”* It’s presented as a factual comparison.

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## ✍️ Final Answers:

Question 1: D

Question 2: D

Question 3:

- A. Opinion
- B. Opinion
- C. Fact

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