Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension
A story about LOVE
QUOTE
Aren’t we blessed, we, who love books?
Frances Maureen Richardson
The Paris Love Locks
Read the story. Then pick the right answer.
Most people write their names on the lock and attach the lock to the bridge. Then they throw the key into the Seine River. Once the key is in the water, it means that no one can break their love or friendship.
There is a bridge in Paris, the Pont des Arts, that everyone calls the Love Locks Bridge.
Since 2008, couples, families, and friends have been attaching locks to the bridge's sides.
By the spring of 2014, there were almost 1 million locks on the Pont des Arts. This was too much for the bridge. In June of that year, one of the railings collapsed under the weight of all the locks.
The city of Paris does not love the love locks. They tried to remove them, but people just put more locks back on. After the railing broke in 2014, they tried putting glass over three sections of the bridge.
Love locks have become a worldwide symbol of love and friendship. Bridges, fences, and poles around the world have become packed with them.
Now answer the questions.
1. Why did a railing of the bridge break? a) Someone tried to climb on it. b) The locks added too much weight. c) The city made it break on purpose. 2. When did people first start putting locks on the bridge?
a) 1867
b) 2008
c) 2014
3. Only Paris has love locks. a) True b) False c) It doesn't say in the story. 4. Why do people attach locks to the bridge? a) As a symbol of love and friendship b) To make the bridge stronger c) To remember war veterans
5. Why did the city cover some sides of the bridge with glass?
a) So people couldn't put locks on
b) So people would have a better view
c) To keep the locks from getting dirty
6. What do people do with the keys to their locks?
a) Give them to a man on the bridge
b) Leave them in the lock
c) Throw them in the river
7. The Love Locks Bridge goes over which river?
a) Danube
b) Rhine
c) Seine
8. The city of Paris likes the love locks.
a) True
b) False
c) It doesn't say in the story.
9. What is the Pont des Arts?
a) A tower
b) A river
c) A bridge
MAP
The Love Locks Bridge
Pont des Arts Paris
CONTACT
“True love stories never have endings.”
Richard Bach
THANKS!
Download the PDF story here
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Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension
A story about LOVE
QUOTE
Aren’t we blessed, we, who love books?
Frances Maureen Richardson
The Paris Love Locks
Read the story. Then pick the right answer.
Most people write their names on the lock and attach the lock to the bridge. Then they throw the key into the Seine River. Once the key is in the water, it means that no one can break their love or friendship.
There is a bridge in Paris, the Pont des Arts, that everyone calls the Love Locks Bridge. Since 2008, couples, families, and friends have been attaching locks to the bridge's sides.
By the spring of 2014, there were almost 1 million locks on the Pont des Arts. This was too much for the bridge. In June of that year, one of the railings collapsed under the weight of all the locks. The city of Paris does not love the love locks. They tried to remove them, but people just put more locks back on. After the railing broke in 2014, they tried putting glass over three sections of the bridge. Love locks have become a worldwide symbol of love and friendship. Bridges, fences, and poles around the world have become packed with them.
Now answer the questions.
1. Why did a railing of the bridge break? a) Someone tried to climb on it. b) The locks added too much weight. c) The city made it break on purpose. 2. When did people first start putting locks on the bridge? a) 1867 b) 2008 c) 2014
3. Only Paris has love locks. a) True b) False c) It doesn't say in the story. 4. Why do people attach locks to the bridge? a) As a symbol of love and friendship b) To make the bridge stronger c) To remember war veterans
5. Why did the city cover some sides of the bridge with glass? a) So people couldn't put locks on b) So people would have a better view c) To keep the locks from getting dirty
6. What do people do with the keys to their locks? a) Give them to a man on the bridge b) Leave them in the lock c) Throw them in the river
7. The Love Locks Bridge goes over which river? a) Danube b) Rhine c) Seine
8. The city of Paris likes the love locks. a) True b) False c) It doesn't say in the story.
9. What is the Pont des Arts? a) A tower b) A river c) A bridge
MAP
The Love Locks Bridge
Pont des Arts Paris
CONTACT
“True love stories never have endings.”
Richard Bach
THANKS!
Download the PDF story here