Paris Métro

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

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

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Write what each word means, using the article.

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

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

1. How big is Paris Métro?105.4 km²
2. How long is Paris Métro?245.6 km
3. When was Paris Métro built?1900
4. What is the location?Paris metropolitan area, France
5. What is the number of lines?16 (plus 2 bis lines)
6. When did the Paris Métro open?It opened on July 19, 1900, during the Exposition Universelle.

Rapid Transit System: A high-capacity public transportation system, typically underground or elevated, for urban areas.
Art Nouveau: An international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910.
Grand Paris Express: A major infrastructure project to expand the public transport network around Paris with new metro lines.
Automated Metro: A metro system where trains operate without a human driver, controlled by sophisticated computer systems.