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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Indian Institutes of Technology

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/indian-institutes-of-technology

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the number of IIT campuses?
2. What is the year of first IIT establishment?
3. When was the first IIT founded?
4. How do students get into an IIT?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Technological Self-Sufficiency
Incubation Centers
Unicorns

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the number of IIT campuses?23 IITs are currently operational across India
2. What is the year of first IIT establishment?1951
3. When was the first IIT founded?The first IIT was opened in Kharagpur in 1951, after ideas from a 1946 committee.
4. How do students get into an IIT?Students take a very hard test called the Joint Entrance Examination, and only the best scores let them join an IIT.

Technological Self-Sufficiency: The ability of a nation to develop and produce its own advanced technologies.
Incubation Centers: Facilities that support new businesses by providing resources and mentorship.
Unicorns: Privately held startup companies valued at over $1 billion.