ea Reading Koko's Ingenious Navigation Kiera was happy to make it to the Aretic tundra just before midnight to visit her friend Koko. After greeting Koko’s family and exchanging gifts in thelr igloo, the two girls planned their morning excursion on Koko's snowmobile. Barly the next day, they drank warm tea, packed some snacks, and set ut for their excursion. They were having so much fun taking turns driving the snowmobile that they failed to notice the landscape around them. It looked as if there was nothing but plain white snow for miles on end! A thick fog had enveloped them and obscured their vision. Kiera was scared and realized that she had no idea where she was, She screamed at, Koko to turn back but her friend continued driving. Aflera while, Koko stopped at a big mound of snow and exclaimed, “I know where we are!” She then turned at a right angle and drove for ten minutes before parking in front of her welcoming igloo, Later, Koko confessed that although she was alittle bit afraid, she knew that she would encounter a familiar landmark sooner or later, ‘This confidence stemmed from her childhood training with her grandpa who taught her to always be vigilant and form a close relationship with the land around her. She drew lines in the snow to explain how she viewed the topography of the area — dotted with small and familiar landmarks which are joined together by invisible lines like the grid ‘on graph paper. “It is kind of like joining the stars in the night sky using straight lines to know where you are,” she explained, Kiera, on the other hand, had grown up in an urban city and had never thought of her neighbourhood this way before. She was enjaying learning about the importance of understanding one’s environment from her friend. Koko's instincts had saved them from a dangerous situation, Her navigational strategies worked well in the snow. Later, Koko said, “The land around us is like a white blanket, yet is anything but plain, Linear ridges of snow are formed by winds during the Arctic winter. These “sastrugi” are almost like parallel ines running alongside each other and I can gauge my location and reach my destination by driving my snowmobile along these lines.” Complete Englshsmart Grade 7)Circle the answers. Where does Koko live? 4, in the Atlantic tundra in the Arctic tundra in the Antarctic tundra When does Kiera reach * 5. Koko’s igioo? in the moming in the afternoon at night Whatmode of transportation = 6. do the girls use? ice skates snowshoes asnowmobile “ah, [see! You are using the sastrugi as guidelines,” Kiera said witha spark of understanding. ‘The two friends laughed and talked until they fell asleep in the warm igloo. What obscures the girls’ vision? thick fog an iceberg amound of snow How does Kiera feel when she realizes that they are lost? scared confident excited Where has Kiera grown up? ‘ona farm ina suburb in an urban city Complete EngliSmart(Grode 7)Fill in the blanks with words from the text. The linear ridges of snow formed by winds during the Arctic winter are called Kiera and Koko slept in the warm. The land around them was anything but Koko’s______ taught herhow {new we would find our goo! to navigate her way in nature, Koko drew linesin the snow to explain the area's Koko could gauge her. by driving along the lines formed on the snow. Answer the questions. What type of text is this? Identify the problem the girls face on their excursion, What gives Koko confidence to overcome the dangerous situation? What strategy does Koko use to navigate the snowy tundra? Complete Engehsmart (Grade 7)D. _ Read the following quotes from“Koko’s Ingenious Navigation”. Then compare and contrast what Koko said about the topography of the land and the night sky. About the Topography of the Land: The land is “dotted with small and familiar landmarks which are joined together by invisible lines like the grid on graph paper.” About the Night Sky: “Itiskind of ke joining the stars in the night sky using straight lines to know where you are.” Similarity: Difference: Complete Englshsmart (Grade 7)