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Reading Comprehension Grade 3

📖 "The Water Cycle"

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Read the passage

The Water Cycle

Water is always moving around our planet in a process called the water cycle. The sun heats water in oceans, lakes, and rivers. This makes water turn into vapour and rise into the sky — a process called evaporation. High in the sky, water vapour cools and forms tiny droplets that make up clouds — this is called condensation. When clouds collect too much water, it falls back to Earth as rain, snow, or hail — called precipitation. The water then flows into rivers, lakes, and oceans, and the cycle begins again. The water cycle keeps our planet supplied with fresh water.

📚 Vocabulary

evaporation:water turning into vapour and rising into the air
condensation:water vapour cooling and forming clouds
precipitation:water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail

✏️ Answer these questions about the passage.

1. What is the name of the process that moves water around our planet?

2. What causes water to rise into the sky?

3. In your own words, explain what evaporation means.

4. What is condensation?

5. Name THREE forms precipitation can take.

6. Why is the water cycle important for life on Earth?

⭐ Bonus: Put these words in the correct order of the water cycle: condensation · evaporation · precipitation

About this Reading Comprehension Worksheet — Grade 3

Free printable reading comprehension worksheet for Grade 3 — "The Water Cycle". Includes 3 vocabulary definitions to support comprehension. 6 comprehension questions covering literal recall and higher-order thinking. A bonus creative activity extends the learning. Print on A4 or US Letter.