Passages-Water-Worries Files
Passages-Water-Worries Files
Passages-Water-Worries Files
Water Worries
Almost 1 billion people dont have clean water, a report finds.
What do you do when youre thirsty? Chances are you get a glass of water
from the sink. Not everyone can do that. In fact, almost 1 billion people
around the world dont have clean drinking water.
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Non-fiction:Water Worries
Still, there is a lot more to do, aid worker Clarissa Brocklehurst says. We
must act now as one ... community to [supply] water and [good hygiene] for
all.
Name:
building bathrooms
installing pipes
washing your hands
walking to collect water
2. The text describes the problem that many people do not have clean water to drink.
What is one solution to this problem that is presented in this text?
A
B
C
D
One
One
One
One
solution
solution
solution
solution
is
is
is
is
most people in the world can get clean water from a water pump
children in India need to learn about water safety
walking hours every day to collect water is good exercise
many Americans waste a lot of water
4. Read the following sentences and answer the question: Aid workers are helping by
installing pipes around the world. To install is to set up. The pipes give people water in
their homes. Aid workers also teach people how to filter, or clean, rainwater.
What does the word aid mean?
A
B
C
D
thirst
help
water
cleanliness
the
the
the
the
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6. What did world aid groups find when they studied people around the globe?
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7. What can you infer from the passage about why clean drinking water is so important?
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8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes
the sentence.
_______ dirty water can make people sick, it is important that water be clean.
A But
B Because
C So
D However
9. Answer the following questions based on the sentence below.
Many people around the world walk for hours to get water from rivers.
Who? many people around the world
Why? _________________________________________________________________
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10. Read the vocabulary word and definition below and complete questions 10a, 10b,
and 11.
Vocabulary Word: collect (col lect): to get one or more things from a place.
10a. Read the sentences below and underline the word collect.
1.
2.
I went to the lost and found to collect my sweatshirt and my reading book.
3.
4.
I thought it was strange that my friends uncle liked to collect bottle caps.
5.
10b.Which image shows object that people are more likely to collect?
11. At the end of the day, does everyone in your class collect everything from their
desks to take home?
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building bathrooms
installing pipes
washing your hands
walking to collect water
2. The text describes the problem that many people do not have clean water to drink. What is one
solution to this problem that is presented in this text?
A
B
C
D
most people in the world can get clean water from a water pump
children in India need to learn about water safety
walking hours every day to collect water is good exercise
many Americans waste a lot of water
4. Read the following sentences and answer the question: Aid workers are helping by installing pipes
around the world. To install is to set up. The pipes give people water in their homes. Aid workers also
teach people how to filter, or clean, rainwater.
What does the word aid mean?
A
B
C
D
thirst
help
water
cleanliness
6. What did world aid groups find when they studied people around the globe?
Suggested answer: World aid groups found that almost 1 billion people in the world do not have clean
water to drink. [paragraphs #1, 2]
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But
Because
So
However
1.
2.
I went to the lost and found to collect my sweatshirt and my reading book.
3.
4.
5.
I thought it was strange that my friends uncle liked to collect bottle caps.
My brother likes to collect stamps and has over 1,000 of them.
11. At the end of the day, does everyone in your class collect everything from their desks to take home?
Suggested answer: Answers may vary.
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