What Happens When It Rains

What does every living thing on the planet need to survive?

• erosion

• mud

• water

• thunder

The writer explains different effects of rain. How does rain help cause erosion of the ground?

• Earthworms start to come out of the ground when the ground gets muddy after it rains.

• Heavy rain fills up bird nests.

• Rain helps break down soil and rocks into small pieces that are then moved to another location.

• Soil may be dry before a rainfall.

Rain is important to birds, earthworms, and humans. What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?

• Birds rely on the rain to make puddles for drinking water.

• Before it rains, a flower bed or tree bed might be filled with clumps of dry soil.

• Over a very long time, mountains can wear down and ravines can fill up with rocks and soil.

• Every living thing on the planet needs water to survive.

What would happen to birds if it didn’t rain for a long time?

• Birds would be scared of bursts of thunder.

• Birds would stop flying altogether.

• Birds would likely be thirsty and hungry.

• Earthworms would start eating birds.

What is this passage mostly about?

• how holes in the ground fill up with soil when it rains

• why birds like rainwater

• how rain affects the landscape and animals of the environment

• how to find mud in a flower-bed

Read the following sentence: “Before it rains, a flower bed or tree bed might be bumpy and craggy, with clumps of dry soil.” The word“craggy” most nearly means...

• smooth

• uneven

• wet

• soft

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below: ____________ we might not be able to play outside when it rains, rain is a good thing.

• Although

• On the other hand

• Finally

• For example