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Underground soldiers page 34

New words   canaris	New words   Cathedral-sized         Chapels
My summary  In the war the ground was made out of sandstone so it is easy mine it so both teams will dig their tunnels, but when planes flew over they called see the sandstone was on the dirt so they shot at it so the miners that was digging the tunnel they will get trapped in the mine and die by the carbon monoxide or just get buried.	My summary
Comprehension Questions   What was the ground made of in Arras? Sandstone    Add a picture to help explain.  What did miners use to dig the tunnels? Add pictures. Pick and shovel How would an enemy plane be able to spot where a tunnel was being dug? The plane went over there tunnel and saw the sand stone on the dirt Why was tunneling “a race against time”? They had to blow up the enemy's side fast. Why did miners block the tunnel with sandbags after putting explosives in the end of the tunnel? To concentrate the explosion In what ways could miners or soldiers be killed because of the tunnels? (more than one answer) the planes will see their tunnel and shoot it or the enemy heard you and did counter mine. What was the reason miners kept a canary or mouse in a cage inside the tunnel? So when they died they knew that CO is near so they can run back.	Comprehension Questions  1`) What does “worked around the clock in 8 hours shifts” mean? They had 8 hours shifts 2) How big were the caverns? Cathedral-sized How do you know this? Because it said in the story 3) Why did the tunnels connecting the caverns need to be very wide? So injured people can go strait past How wide would you estimate they were? 2 or 3 people can fit 4) Why were these caverns kept a secret? So they can't tell the emmys 5) What was the purpose of naming the caves? So they no where to go