How We Get Around

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People need to go from place to place every day. They use many kinds of vehicles to travel. These machines help us move people and carry things. Transportation makes our lives much easier and faster. We can travel on the ground, in the water, or through the sky.

Many vehicles travel on roads and tracks. Cars and buses are common on the street. Buses are great because they carry many people at once. Trucks are very big and strong machines. They carry food and toys to stores for us to buy. Trains move on metal tracks across the land. They can carry heavy goods or many people for long trips.

Boats and ships move across the water. Small boats are used for fishing or fun on a lake. Large ships carry big metal boxes across the ocean. These boxes hold cars, clothes, and tools from other lands. Submarines are special because they go under the water. People use them to study the deep sea and see fish.

Glossary
Transportation:
The way people or things move from one place to another.
Goods:
Items that are made to be sold, such as food or toys.
Tracks:
The metal rails that a train moves on.
vehicles:
Machines that carry people or things from one place to another, such as cars, buses, or boats.
Submarines:
Watercraft that are able to travel and stay deep underwater.

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“How We Get Around” is a report reading passage about Transportation, written for 2nd Grade. It takes about 2 minutes to read (271 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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