Name: Cause and Effect
WEEK B
DAY 2
READ THE PASSAGE
Think about why the pyramid was built and what is happening to it today.
A Pyramid in Wyoming
When you think of pyramids, you probably picture one in Egypt or Mexico. Did you know that
there is also a pyramid in the United States? Not many people do. You can find the pyramid,
called the Ames Monument, off a quiet dirt road in the southeast comer of Wyoming.
Back in the 1800s, two brothers named Oliver and Oakes Ames worked with the Union
Pacific Railroad to build railroad tracks that stretched across the country. This was a spectacular
feat. However, Oakes was later charged with dishonest business practices, so the Ames brothers
and the railroad company gained a bad reputation. After the Amos brothers died, the people who
ran Union Pacific wanted to restore the company's public image. So they built a monument near
Sherman, a quiet town at the highest point along the rail line. The builder used blocks of pink
granite found in the area to construct the monument -a 60-foot pyramid. An artist added two
9-foot-tall carved portraits, one of each Ames brother.
At one time, train passengers traveling through the area could get off the train and view the
pyramid up close. However, since then, the railroad tracks have been moved and the town of
Sherman no longer exists. Few people come to see the Ames Monument anymore, and the odd
structure has fallen into disrepair. As a result, this pyramid may eventually vanish into history.
SKILL PRACTICE Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1. According to the passage, why did Union Pacific 3. According to the passage, why might the pyramid
build the pyramid?
vanish into history?
® to give passengers something to look at
It is already falling apart.
to improve the railroad's public image
The railroad tracks were moved.
© to impress the Ames brothers
The town of Sherman no longer exists.
to compete with Egyptian pyramids
People do not remember the Ames brothers.
2. Which of these was an effect of Oakes Ames
4. What is the most likely reason that few people
being charged with dishonest business practices?
visit the pyramid today?
The Ames brothers moved to Sherman.
® Passenger trains no longer stop there.
® People stopped taking the train.
Union Pacific built a different monument.
© Union Pacific gained a bad reputation.
The Ames brothers died.
An artist carved Oakes Ames's portrait
The pyramid is in disrepair.
2. The Earth goes round the Moon. The Earth doesnt go round the Moon.The Moon goes round the Earth
3. .The river Volga flows into the Black Sea. .The river Volga doesnt flow into the Black Sea..The river Volga flows into the Caspian sea
4. Patients look after nurses in hospitals. Patients dont look after nurses in hospitals.Nurses look after patients in hospitals.
5.Water boils at 50 degrees Centigrade. .Water doesnt boil at 50 degrees Centigrade. .Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade
6. Indians live in Scotland. Indians dont live in Scotland.Indians live in India
7..Carpenters make things from metal. .Carpenters dont make things from metal. .Carpenters make things from wood.
8.Our city stands on the river Thames. Our city doesnt stand on the river Thames. Our city stands on the river вставь название реки на которой стоит ваш город
9..It often rains in Africa. .It doesnt often rain in Africa. .It often rains in England.
10..Tigers eat grass. .Tigers dont eat grass..Tigers eat meat.
11..Our group studies Chinese. .Our group doesnt study Chinese. .Our group studies English
12..Our classes begin at 8 a.m. every day. .Our classes dont begin at 8 a.m. every day..Our classes begin at 9 a.m. every day.
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