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At the Train Station: Grand Central Terminal

Read a short story about the most famous train station in New York City.

📋 How to use this lesson

For Teachers:

Give learners 8 minutes to read the passage and solve the 8 questions.

Check the answer keys to show learners the exact text evidence.

For Learners:

First, read the short train station story carefully.

Next, answer the 8 questions below from easy to hard.

Reading Card New York City • Train Station

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A friendly storybook illustration of Grand Central Terminal in New York with platforms, passenger trains, and travellers

Grand Central Terminal is a big train station in New York City. People come here every day to catch trains. The station opened in 1913. Inside, you can see 44 platforms for the trains. That is a very big number. In fact, no other train station in the world has more platforms than Grand Central.

💡 Words to know

platform

The place where you wait for your train.

Example: "We wait on platform 4."

terminal

A very big station where many train trips start or finish.

world

All countries and places on Earth.

PRACTICE TASKS (1 to 8) Answer & Check

Question 1 • True or False

Grand Central Terminal is a train station in New York City.

____ True ____ False

Question 2 • True or False

The station opened in 1990.

____ True ____ False

Question 3 • True or False

Grand Central Terminal has 44 platforms.

____ True ____ False

Question 4 • Multiple Choice

What is Grand Central Terminal?

____ a. A train station ____ b. A school ____ c. An airport

Question 5 • Multiple Choice

When did Grand Central Terminal open?

____ a. In 1913 ____ b. In 1944 ____ c. In 2013

Question 6 • Multiple Choice

Which train station in the world has more platforms than Grand Central?

____ a. A station in London ____ b. No other train station ____ c. Many other train stations

Question 7 • Gap Fill

Type the missing year into the box:

The station opened in ____ .

Question 8 • Gap Fill

Type the missing number into the box:

Inside, you can see ____ platforms for the trains.

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At the Train Station: Grand Central Terminal

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