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Find Text Evidence: The Lighthouse Keeper
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Lighthouse Keeper
Old Sam lived alone in a tall white lighthouse by the sea.
Every night he climbed the winding stairs to light the big lamp.
The bright beam warned ships to stay away from the sharp rocks.
One stormy night the power went out and the lamp went dark.
Sam grabbed his old oil lantern and held it high in the window.
A passing ship saw the small light and turned safely away.
1) Find the sentence that shows the lamp stopped working.
2) Which words tell you the rocks were dangerous?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Lighthouse Keeper
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The Secret Treehouse
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Secret Treehouse
Maya and Ben found an old treehouse deep in the woods.
The wooden ladder was loose, so they climbed up very carefully.
Inside they found a dusty box with a faded map.
The map showed a path to a hidden stream.
They followed it and discovered a family of ducks.
From then on, the treehouse was their favorite place.
1) Which sentence tells you the treehouse was old?
2) What words show the map was old?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Secret Treehouse
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The Science Fair
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Science Fair
Priya wanted to win a ribbon at the class science fair.
She decided to grow two bean plants in cups.
She put one plant in the sunny window and one in a dark closet.
Every day she watered both plants the same way.
After two weeks, the sunny plant was tall and green.
The closet plant was thin and pale, so Priya learned plants need light.
1) Which sentence proves plants need light?
2) What words describe the healthy plant?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Science Fair
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The New Kid
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The New Kid
On Monday a new boy named Theo joined the class.
He sat by himself and did not say a word at lunch.
Rosa noticed that Theo looked lonely.
She walked over and asked him to play four square.
Theo smiled for the first time all day.
By Friday, Theo and Rosa were good friends.
1) Which words show Theo was shy?
2) What sentence shows Rosa was kind?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The New Kid
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The Snow Day
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Snow Day
Ella woke up and saw the whole yard covered in white.
The radio said school was closed for a snow day.
She pulled on her boots, hat, and thick mittens.
Ella and her brother built a fort out of packed snow.
They sipped warm cocoa when their fingers got cold.
It was the best surprise day of the winter.
1) Which words tell you it was cold?
2) What sentence shows it was a great day?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Snow Day
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The Lost Puppy
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Lost Puppy
A small brown puppy sat shivering on the corner in the rain.
It had no collar and no home to run to.
Jack scooped it up and wrapped it in his dry jacket.
He made signs and hung them all around the neighborhood.
Three days later a worried family called about their puppy.
Jack was sad to say goodbye, but glad the puppy was home.
1) Which words show the puppy was cold?
2) What sentence shows Jack tried to find the owner?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Lost Puppy
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: How Bees Make Honey
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
How Bees Make Honey
Honeybees live together in a busy hive.
Worker bees fly out to flowers to collect sweet nectar.
They carry the nectar back inside their special stomachs.
In the hive, the bees turn the nectar into thick honey.
They store the honey in tiny wax cells called a honeycomb.
Bees eat honey to stay alive through the cold winter.
1) Which sentence tells where honey is kept?
2) What words name the bees that gather nectar?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: How Bees Make Honey
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: The Amazing Octopus
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
The Amazing Octopus
An octopus is a sea animal with eight long arms.
Each arm is covered with round suckers that grip and taste.
An octopus can change its color to hide from danger.
It can squeeze its soft body into very small spaces.
If a predator comes close, it shoots out a cloud of dark ink.
The octopus is one of the smartest animals in the ocean.
1) Which sentence shows how it escapes danger?
2) What words tell you it can hide?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: The Amazing Octopus
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: What Is a Volcano?
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What Is a Volcano?
A volcano is a mountain with an opening at the top.
Deep under the ground the rock is so hot it melts.
This melted rock is called magma.
Sometimes the magma pushes up and bursts out the top.
When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.
The lava cools and hardens into new rock.
1) Which sentence explains where magma comes from?
2) What word names magma on the surface?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: What Is a Volcano?
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: Penguins of the Cold
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
Penguins of the Cold
Penguins are birds that cannot fly.
They live where it is very cold and icy.
A thick layer of fat keeps a penguin warm.
Penguins are excellent swimmers and use their wings like paddles.
They eat fish that they catch in the sea.
Baby penguins are called chicks and are covered in soft down.
1) Which sentence shows penguins are good swimmers?
2) What word names a baby penguin?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: Penguins of the Cold
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: Why We Recycle
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
Why We Recycle
Recycling means turning old things into new things.
People recycle paper, glass, metal, and plastic.
Trucks carry the sorted items to a special center.
Machines clean and break the items down.
Factories use them to make brand-new products.
Recycling keeps our planet cleaner and saves resources.
1) Which sentence tells why we recycle?
2) What items can be recycled?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: Why We Recycle
Ages 6–8
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Find Text Evidence: How Seeds Travel
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Answer each question and underline the words in the text that prove it.
How Seeds Travel
Plants cannot walk, but their seeds can still travel far.
Some seeds have tiny wings that spin in the wind.
Other seeds float on water to a new place.
Sticky seeds hook onto the fur of animals.
Some seeds are inside fruit that animals eat.
When a seed lands in good soil, a new plant can grow.
1) Which sentence shows seeds use the wind?
2) What carries sticky seeds?
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Reading Worksheet
Find Text Evidence: How Seeds Travel
Ages 6–8
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