Speed Reading — Fire and Fury - Level 3 — 300 wpm 

Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.

This is the text (if you need help).

U.S. President Donald Trump has given North Korea another warning over its plans to fire its weapons. The war of words between Mr Trump and North Korea's president Kim Jong-un is escalating. Countries in the region and around the world are worried that the war of words could become a real war. Tensions increased greatly earlier this week when North Korea announced it had nuclear warheads small enough to fit inside its missiles. President Trump then warned: "North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." North Korea responded by announcing it would fire four missiles off the coast of the US territory of Guam.

North Korea said President Trump's words were "nonsense". Regardless, Mr Trump issued another warning to the North Koreans yesterday. He said his "fire and fury" statement "wasn't tough enough" and that North Korea should "be very, very nervous". He also said China could do "a whole lot more" to reduce tensions. The Arms Control Association in Washington DC said Mr Trump should stop his verbal attacks on North Korea to avoid a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula. It said: "Recent [talk] from Trump is a dangerous and ineffective strategy to halt North Korea's nuclear development and could trigger a military conflict that would not be in the U.S. interest."

Comprehension questions
  1. What did Donald Trump warn North Korea not to fire?
  2. What did the article say is happening to the war of words?
  3. What did the article say increased greatly earlier this week?
  4. Where could North Korea's nuclear warheads fit?
  5. How many missiles did N. Korea say it would fire off of Guam's coast?
  6. What did North Korea call President Trump's words?
  7. What did President Trump say about his "fire and fury" statement?
  8. Who did President Trump say could do "a whole lot more"?
  9. What did the Arms Control Association say President Trump should stop?
  10. What did the Arms Control Association say was not in the U.S. interest?

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