Daisy lives in a remote village in Colombia and has two options to get to school - a two-hour hike through the jungle or a one-minute zipwire ride over a deep canyon and river. Every morning, Daisy takes the zipwire with her two younger brothers, securing them safely in harnesses before sending them down the cable at 30 mph, then following behind at the same speed. Though she rides the zipwire daily, Daisy still feels nervous each time she travels high above the treetops at such velocity just to get to her classes.

1. English 4
Worksheet - Reading
Name: ____________________________________________ Date: __________________
Read the article quickly. How does Dasiy get to school? How long does the journey take?
Questions:
1. What other way could Daisy get to school? Why doesn’t’ she?
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2. What responsibilities does Daisy have when travelling by zipwire?
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3. How fast does the zipwire travel?
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4. How does Daisy feel when she’s travelling like this?
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5. How long does the journey take?
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All over the world, children travel to school in lots of different ways. But for eleven-
year-old Daisy, who lives in the remote village of Los Pinos, in Colombia, there are only
two ways she can get to school – a two-hour hike through the jungle or a one-minute
zipwire ride down to the main road near her school. Every morning, she takes the
tarrying ride across the treetops, over a deep canyon and over a river. And she doesn’t
travel alone… she is the oldest child in her family and she has to help her two younger
brothers get safely to the other side too. She fixes her brothers, one by one, onto
their harnesses and sends them down the cable. Then she follows them. She travels
down the cable at a speed of 30 mph.
Daisy makes the journey every day, but this doesn’t make it easier. She says that she
still gets nervous every single time she rides over the treetops just to get to school.
5 marks