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Ice and Water Are Connected

Read a short article about ice and water and describe how the two ideas are connected using details from the text.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.1.3

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students describe how two ideas in an informational text are connected.
  • Students use details from a text to tell what happens when water gets cold or ice gets warm.
  • Students sort pieces of information by the change they describe.

How to use

Read the article aloud, then have students point to the sentences that connect ice and water. Let students try each question on their own and share their open answer with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.1.3

Describe how two people, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text are connected.

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Ice and Water Are Connected

See how two ideas in a text go together.

Read the article

Read the article. Then answer the questions.

Ice and Water Are Connected

1Water can be a liquid or a solid. Liquid water is what you drink. When water gets very cold, it freezes and turns into ice.

2Ice is hard and cold. You can see ice on a pond in winter. You can also put ice in a cold drink.

3What happens when ice gets warm? The ice melts. It turns back into water. A pile of ice left in the sun will soon melt away.

4So ice and water are connected. Cold makes water turn into ice. Heat makes ice turn into water.

Find the details

Look back at the article to find each answer.

1.
What is ice like?
  • A. soft and warm
  • B. thin and hot
  • C. hard and cold
2.
What happens to water when it gets very cold?
  • A. It freezes and becomes ice.
  • B. It melts and makes a puddle.
  • C. It dries up and becomes dust.
3.
Read paragraph 3 again. Underline the sentence that tells what ice turns back into.

What happens when ice gets warm?The ice melts.It turns back into water.A pile of ice left in the sun will soon melt away.

Connect the ideas

Think about how ice and water go together.

4.
What change does each one cause? Sort them.
Ice sits in the warm sun.A pond gets very cold.Warm air touches ice.Water freezes.
Ice turns into waterWater turns into ice
5.
A pile of ice is left in the sun. What will happen to it?
  • A. It will grow bigger and harder.
  • B. It will melt and become water.
  • C. It will freeze and become snow.
6.
How are ice and water connected?
  • A. Ice sinks in water, and water floats on ice.
  • B. Ice is found in drinks, and water is found in ponds.
  • C. Ice melts into water, and water can freeze into ice.
7.
Use the word bank to finish the sentences from paragraph 4.
Word bank: ice · water · sand · wood

Cold makes water turn into  . Heat makes ice turn into  .

8.
Tell how ice and water are connected. Use details from the article.

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