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B. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The Painted desert, located in

Arizona, covers 93,500 acres and

stretches over 160 miles. It is called
‘Painted’ because it has coloured

rocks that look like they were
painted. This colourful desert has

cliffs and hills. It also has trees that

turned to stone long ago. These trees
are located in a place called ‘The

Petrified Forest’.

1. Answer each question in a complete sentences.

a) Where is the Painted desert located?

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b) Why is it called ‘Painted’?

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c) How many acres of land does it cover?
__________________________________________________________

d) How many miles long is the Painted esert?d

__________________________________________________________

e) Name two things that you might see in the Painted esert.d

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f) What happened to some of the trees here ?
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2. Fill in the blanks.

a) The ___________ is located in Arizona.

b) The ainted desert covers P ___________ acres.

c) The colourful desert has ___________ and ___________ .

d) Stone trees are located in a place called ___________ .

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