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Hooray for Earthworms

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Hooray for Earthworms

Find the reasons the author gives.

Read the article

Read the article. Look for the author's point and the reasons.

Hooray for Earthworms

1An earthworm has no legs and no eyes. It may not look like much. But earthworms do a lot of good!

2One reason is that worm tunnels help plants. Worms dig through the dirt as they move. The tunnels let air and water reach plant roots.

3Another reason is that worms make the soil rich. They eat dead leaves and bits of old plants. The waste they leave behind helps plants grow.

4The last reason is that worms are food for other animals. Robins, toads and moles all eat worms. So the next time you see a worm, think of all the good it does!

Point and reasons

Use the article to answer each question.

1.
What is the author's point?
Question 1 options
2.
Underline the 3 sentences that tell the author's reasons.

3.
Read paragraph 4. What does the author want you to think about when you see a worm?
Question 3 options

Details that support the reasons

Find the details that tell more about each reason.

4.
Read paragraph 2. How do worm tunnels help plants?
Question 4 options
5.
Read paragraph 3. Write the missing word from the article in each blank.

Worms eat dead and bits of old plants.
The they leave behind helps plants grow.

6.
The last reason is that worms are food for other animals. Which animals does the author name?
Question 6 options
7.
Which sentence is a fact from the article, but not one of the author's reasons?
Question 7 options
8.
What is the author's point? Write it. Then write one reason the author gives.