Garden of Eden
Comprehension

The following paragraph comes from the Garden of Eden vignette. After reading the story, fill in the blanks from memory. Then review the paragraph from the story until you have all the blanks filled.

In 1920, (1)__________ old Art Rogers and his (2)_________ arrived in Kelowna. They had travelled by train on the Canadian (3)_______ Railway from Viceroy, Saskatchewan, to Okanagan Landing in British Columbia. Art’s family then boarded the S.S. Sicamous for the
(4)______ trip down the Okanagan Lake to (5)__________. It was a long trip from Saskatchewan to (6)_____________ ______________, but finally they arrived in the Okanagan Valley. Many people called this valley the Garden of (7)__________ because of the (8)______ summers, mild winters, and great growing conditions. Art and his family were (9)________ to start a new (10)_______ in the Okanagan Valley.

If you cannot remember all the words, use the following list to help you.

boat
family
life
seven-year

British Columbia
hot
Pacific

Eden
Kelowna
ready