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Marbled Paper: Art That Floats

Read an article about making marbled paper and tell how its sentences and paragraphs connect by sequence, cause and effect, and comparison.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.3.8

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students describe how sentences in a text connect as steps in order.
  • Students match causes and effects described in a text.
  • Students explain how a paragraph compares two ways of making art.

How to use

Read the article together and circle signal words such as first, next and so, then have students answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.3.8

Describe the logical connection between sentences and paragraphs in a text, such as comparison, cause and effect, or sequence.

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Marbled Paper: Art That Floats

Find the steps, causes and comparisons in an article.

Read the article

Marbled Paper: Art That Floats

1Have you ever seen paper covered in swirls of color? This kind of paper is called marbled paper, because its patterns can look like marble stone. People have made marbled paper for hundreds of years. In Turkey, the art is called ebru. In Japan, one style is called suminagashi.

2Marbling begins with a tray of water. First, the artist fills a flat tray with water and mixes in a powder that makes it thick. The thick water helps the paint float. It also slows the paint down, so the shapes stay sharp.

3Next, the artist drops paint onto the water, one color at a time. Each drop spreads out into a circle. After that, the artist drags a stick or a comb through the colors. The circles stretch into swirls, waves and feathers.

4Then comes the exciting part. The artist gently lays a sheet of paper on top of the water. The paint sticks to the paper. When the artist lifts the paper, the whole pattern comes with it. Finally, the paper is hung up to dry.

5Marbled paper is different from a painting made with a brush. With a brush, an artist can paint the same picture again and again. In marbling, the pattern leaves the water when the paper is lifted, so no two sheets are exactly alike.

How the ideas connect

Use the article to answer each question.

1.
How are the sentences in paragraphs 3 and 4 mostly connected?
  • A. They compare two kinds of art.
  • B. They tell the steps in order.
  • C. They tell why paint sinks.
  • D. They list facts about Turkey.
2.
Write the time-order word the article uses in each sentence. Use the word bank.
Word bank: Finally · After · First · Next

 , the artist fills a flat tray with water.
 , the artist drops paint onto the water.
  that, the artist drags a stick or a comb through the colors.
 , the paper is hung up to dry.

3.
When does each step happen? Sort the steps.
The paint sticks to the paper.Drops of paint spread into circles.A comb is dragged through the colors.The paper is hung up to dry.A powder is mixed into the water.
Before the paper touches the waterAfter the paper touches the water
4.
Match each cause to its effect.
  1. The artist drags a comb through the colors.
  2. The thick water slows the paint down.
  3. The artist lifts the paper off the water.
  4. The patterns can look like marble stone.
  1. A. The shapes stay sharp.
  2. B. The paper is called marbled paper.
  3. C. The circles stretch into swirls.
  4. D. The pattern comes with it.
5.
Read the last sentence of paragraph 2. Which word signals an effect?
  • A. also
  • B. down
  • C. shapes
  • D. so

Compare and explain

Use the article to answer each question.

6.
How is paragraph 5 connected to the rest of the article?
  • A. It tells where marbling began long ago.
  • B. It tells the last step of making the paper.
  • C. It compares marbling with brush painting.
  • D. It explains why the water must be thick.
7.
Read paragraph 5 again. Underline the sentence that tells why no two marbled sheets are exactly alike.

Marbled paper is different from a painting made with a brush.With a brush, an artist can paint the same picture again and again.In marbling, the pattern leaves the water when the paper is lifted, so no two sheets are exactly alike.

8.
Read paragraph 2 again. Why do the shapes stay sharp?
  • A. The thick water slows the paint down.
  • B. The comb pushes the colors apart.
  • C. The paper soaks up all the water.
  • D. The paint dries before it can spread.
9.
How is marbling different from painting with a brush? Use details from paragraph 5.

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