Lesson 14 - A Drop of Water

1. How do you know "A Drop of Water" is nonfiction?

• It has a problem that readers must solve.

• It tells what a group of people believed in the past.

• It has headings that begin sections of related information.

• It is a story about exaggerated or impossible happenings.

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2. Which of these facts would be MOST important to include in a summary of "A Drop of Water"?

• A steel pin can "float" on water.

• Water cycles are hard to control.

• Steam is very hot water vapor.

• Water can be a liquid, a solid, or a gas.

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3. Surface tension helps the tiny parts of a drop of water to...

• hold together.

• form strands.

• cling to glass.

• change to a vapor.

4. Water needs heat in order to...

• stick to surfaces.

• stay in liquid form.

• lock its parts together.

• make six sided designs.

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5. Which of these is the result of water changing from a gas to a solid?

• rain

• dew

• frost

• drops

6. Under which heading are you MOST LIKELY to learn about the way water evaporates?

• Ice

• Water Vapor

• Water's Elastic Surface

• Condensation

7. Why did the author write "A Drop of Water"?

• to tell what happens when water freezes.

• to explain how water changes and moves.

• to persuade readers to protect our water supply.

• to show what would happen in a world without water.

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8. Which would MOST help someone understand the ideas in "A Drop of Water"?

• watching experiments that make water changes forms

• looking at snowflakes swirling during class

• looking at frost patterns formed on a window.

• watching water as it flows from a faucet

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9. When water is a ___________, it helps everything stay alive and grow.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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10. When water is a ____________, it can be used to cook things.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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