ESIM 2- Activity Card

​The Water Cycle Water moves around the Earth in a cycle. First, water evaporates from lakes and oceans into the air. Then, the water vapor cools and forms clouds. Next, water falls from clouds as rain or snow. Finally, the water collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans again.
Topic: What the passage is about
Ans: The water cycle

​Main Idea: What the author is saying about the topic.
Ans: The passage explains how water moves through the water cycle

Supporting Details: Facts, examples, or explanations that support the main idea.
Ans: Water evaporates from lakes and oceans into the air; Water vapor cools and forms clouds;

​Water falls as rain or snow and collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans
Enumeration: Lists or orders information.
Description: Gives detailed information about a person, place, thing, or idea.
Ans: Enumeration, because it lists the steps in a specific order.

​Entertain – To amuse the reader Inform/Explain – To give facts or teach something
Describe – To create a picture with words Ans: Inform/explain

​Using clues from the text + what you already know to understand something that isn't directly stated.
Clue + Knowledge = Conclusion
Ans: The water cycle is a continuous process that moves water through the environment

​A short version of the passage that includes only the most important information: Who, what, When, Where, why, and how.


Ans: The water cycle describes how water evaporates into the air, forms clouds, falls as precipitation, and returns to lakes and oceans.