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Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

Which word is an example of an adjective?

• one

• billion

• healthy

• drinking

Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

What is the function of the adjective healthy?

• It describes the people.

• It describes the drinking water.

• It describes the world.

• It describes the problem.

Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

Which word is an example of a verb?

• worrying

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• nearly

• water

Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

What is the function of the verb worrying?

• It describes the action of water.

• It describes the action of people.

• It describes the action of cleaning.

• It describes the action of animals.

Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

Which word is an example of an adverb?

• water

• worrying

• healthy

• desperately

Read the sentence.

It is a desperately worrying statistic that nearly one billion people in the world lack clean, healthy water.

What is the function of the adverb desperately?

• It describes how the water is moving.

• It describes how healthy the water is.

• It describes how the people are feeling about the statistic.

• It describes how the water is feeling.

What is the main idea of "Access to Freshwater?"

• People get sick form dehydration.

• Children do not get a chance to get an education because they are getting water.

• Many people lack clean, healthy drinking water.

• People drink water from streams and ponds.

Choose two details that support the main idea.

• Water is full of diseases and can make them sick.

• People in the UK have safe water.

• Children are busy collecting water.

• Adults have to decide if to give their children dirty water or be dehydrated.

Think about "Access to Freshwater" and pages 20-21 from One Well. Choose two similarities between the main ideas and supporting details.

• Both main ideas are about a lack of water.

• Both main ideas show that there isn't freshwater everywhere.

• Both main ideas are about how animals use water.

• Both main ideas teach about the water cycle.

Choose two differences between the main ideas and supporting details in both stories.

• Only "Access to the Well" gives details about how people use water.

• Only "Access to the Well" talks about distribution of water on Earth.

• Only "Access to Freshwater" talks about dehydration and sickness.

• Only "Access to the Well" gives details about people in Africa needing water.