Connections (Info Text)/Text Features (RI.3.3, 3.5) Assessment

The passage explains that oil from a sheep's wool is separated from the water when the wool is washed.

What conclusion can be made about why oil is separated from the wash water?

• Oil from the wool is separated from the wash water because the wool needs to be as clean as possible for it to sell.

• Oil from the wool is separated from the wash water because oil left in the wool softens the wool too much.

• Oil from the wool is separated from the wash water because oil is used in the production of baseballs.

• Oil from the wool is separated from the wash water because it can be used to make other things.

In which of the following headings could you read about different items that are made from wool?

• Thank a Sheep

• Getting the Wool

• Preparing the Wool

• Uses of Wool

Which of the following is a step in getting the wool from the sheep?

• The rancher combs the sheep's hair to make it straight.

• The sheep's wool is washed to remove the lanolin.

• The rancher shears off the sheep's wool coat.

• The lanolin is sold because it is useful for softening people's skin.

Bert is doing a report on removing a sheep's wool.  Which heading in the passage should he look under to find his information?

• Things Made from Wool

• Getting the Wool

• Preparing the Wool

• Uses of Wool