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Write questions for the sentences using
How ... ? and the words in the box.
far fast high
long long many times
Danny Way jumped seven metres high on a
skateboard.
How high did Danny Way jump?
1 Samantha Druce, 12, swam 33.8 kilometres
across the English Channel.
2 Jef Sarver played a guitar for forty-eight
hours.
3 Yam Bhandari's hair is 2.9 metres long.
4 Chris Carr travelled at more than 600
kilometres per hour on a special motorcycle.
5 Ang Rita Sherpa climbed Everest five times
between 1983 and 1996.
Explanation: The sentence mentions a distance (33.8 kilometers) that Samantha Druce swam. So, we use the question pattern "How + adjective/adverb + did + subject + verb?" to ask about the distance covered.
2. How long did Jef Sarver play the guitar?
Explanation: The sentence mentions a duration of time (forty-eight hours) that Jef Sarver played the guitar. So, we use the question pattern "How + adjective/adverb + did + subject + verb?" to ask about the duration of the activity.
3. How long is Yam Bhandari's hair?
Explanation: The sentence mentions a length (2.9 meters) of Yam Bhandari's hair. So, we use the question pattern "How + adjective/adverb + is + subject + noun?" to ask about the length of his hair.
4. How fast did Chris Carr travel on the special motorcycle?
Explanation: The sentence mentions a speed (more than 600 kilometers per hour) at which Chris Carr traveled on the special motorcycle. So, we use the question pattern "How + adjective/adverb + did + subject + verb?" to ask about the speed of his travel.
5. How many times did Ang Rita Sherpa climb Everest between 1983 and 1996?
Explanation: The sentence mentions a number of times (five times) that Ang Rita Sherpa climbed Everest between 1983 and 1996. So, we use the question pattern "How + adjective/adverb + did + subject + verb?" to ask about the number of times climbed.