Mars Worksheet | Elementary ESL Reading PDF

読解文章

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is called the Red Planet because its surface is covered in red and orange dust. This dust is made of iron, which turns red when it rusts. Mars is a cold, dry place, and it looks like a big desert.

Mars is much smaller than Earth, but it has some very big things. It has the tallest volcano in the whole 太陽系. This volcano is called Olympus Mons. Mars also has a huge 峡谷 called Valles Marineris. It is much longer and deeper than the Grand Canyon on Earth.

Mars has two small moons called Phobos and Deimos. These moons are much smaller than our Moon. Scientists think they might be old asteroids that were pulled in by Mars’s 重力 a long, long time ago.

People have sent many 宇宙船 to Mars to learn more about it. Some are called rovers. A rover is like a robot car that can drive around and take pictures. The rover Curiosity and the rover Perseverance are both on Mars right now. They look for signs that life once existed on Mars.

Scientists dream of sending humans to Mars one day. It would take about seven months to fly there. Mars is very cold, and there is not much oxygen in the air. People would need special suits and buildings to stay safe. But maybe in the future, we will live on Mars!

レベル： レベルC

A. 語彙マッチング

各単語とその定義を一致させてください。

B. 真か偽か

各文に対して T (True) または F (False) を記入してください。

1. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. ______
2. Mars is called the Red Planet because it has oceans. ______
3. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system. ______
4. Mars has two moons called Phobos and Deimos. ______
5. The Grand Canyon on Earth is bigger than Valles Marineris. ______
6. Rovers are robot cars that explore the surface of Mars. ______
7. The rover Curiosity has already returned to Earth. ______
8. Mars has lots of oxygen in its air. ______
9. It would take about seven months to fly from Earth to Mars. ______

C. 空欄を埋める

単語バンク: gravity   volcano   rovers   oxygen   surface

1. Mars is covered in red dust because the iron on its __________ rusts.
2. Olympus Mons is the tallest __________ in the solar system.
3. Robots called __________ drive around Mars and take pictures.
4. The __________ of Mars is weaker than the gravity on Earth.
5. Humans would need special suits because Mars does not have enough __________ to breathe.

D. 理解度チェック問題

1. Why is Mars called the Red Planet?
2. What is Olympus Mons?
3. What are the names of Mars's two moons?
4. What do rovers do on Mars?
5. Why would humans need special suits on Mars?

E. ディスカッションの質問

1. Would you like to visit Mars someday? Why or why not?
2. What do you think life on Mars would be like?
3. Why is it important for scientists to study Mars?

解答

Teacher Reference Only

A. 語彙: 1-b, 2-c, 3-h, 4-i, 5-d, 6-g, 7-e, 8-f, 9-j, 10-a

B. True or False: 1-T, 2-F, 3-T, 4-T, 5-F, 6-T, 7-F, 8-F, 9-T

C. 空欄を埋めてください: 1-surface, 2-volcano, 3-rovers, 4-gravity, 5-oxygen

D. 理解力:

1. Mars is called the Red Planet because its surface is covered in red and orange dust made of iron that rusts.

2. Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars.

3. Mars's two moons are Phobos and Deimos.

4. Rovers drive around Mars, take pictures, and look for signs of life.

5. Humans need special suits because Mars is very cold and has little oxygen.