PSHS Reading Comprehension 3

When my mother 

writes a letter, 

she uses her fountain pen and fancy paper 

that she keeps in her desk 

in a special drawer. 

She slips in a photo and chuckles 

as she writes about 

me, about the weather, about 

what she’s doing and hopes to do. 

She licks a stamp, writes 

carefully on the envelope, 

and carries the letter to 

the mailbox out by the road, 

wondering how many days will pass 

before it’s read. 

When I write a letter, 

I use my computer and fancy modem 

that I keep in my room 

on my special desk. 

I enclose an attachment and 

chuckle as I write about 

my mom, about the weather, about 

what I’m doing and hope to do. 

I key in the address and a subject 

and press SEND. My computer 

buzzes and then—delivery! 

It’s there, waiting for someone to 

call it up on her screen and 

read it now. 

A theme of this poem is  

Based on the table, how many of the mountain peaks are between twelve and fifteen thousand feet high?  

Mount Hood’s altitude is about one-half of the altitude of which mountain. 

Are the Himalayas located only within India’s borders?