About this worksheet
Meteorologists measure rainfall with a rain gauge, and this passage shows how to build one from a two-liter bottle, a handful of pebbles, a ruler and some tape. It reads like a real set of directions, with a supply list, six numbered steps and a note on checking it every day.
Most of the questions ask why rather than what: why the pebbles go in, why it belongs in an open yard, why you check at the same time each day. The last one asks why the directions are numbered at all, which gets children noticing text structure. It doubles as a weather unit project if you have bottles to spare.
What students will practice
- Read a procedural text and follow its steps in order
- Explain the reason behind a step, not just the step
- Recognize why authors use numbered lists for directions
Details
- Grade level
- Grade 4
- Subject
- Reading · Comprehension
- Standard
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- October 23, 2026
