Worksheet: Reading Comprehension - 4 | English Grammar Class 3 PDF Download

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Read the short story.  Then answer each question. 
 
How to Make Ice Cream 
Do you like ice cream? Maybe you always buy it at the 
store or from an ice cream shop, but did you know you can 
make your own ice cream at home?  
First, gather your materials. You will need milk, sugar, and 
vanilla as the ingredients for the ice cream. Yo u will also 
need some other materials to turn those ingredients into ice 
cream. The other materials are two zip-top plastic bags, ice, 
and salt. One of the zip-top plastic bags should be larger 
than the other. You might also want winter gloves or a towel 
to use later on! 
In the smaller bag, combine 1 cup of milk, 
about 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ½ 
teaspoon of vanilla. Close the top up 
tightly! Use your hands to squish the bag to 
mix the ingredients, or shake the bag. 
In the larger bag, combine between 2-4 
cups of ice and about ? cup of salt. 
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Read the short story.  Then answer each question. 
 
How to Make Ice Cream 
Do you like ice cream? Maybe you always buy it at the 
store or from an ice cream shop, but did you know you can 
make your own ice cream at home?  
First, gather your materials. You will need milk, sugar, and 
vanilla as the ingredients for the ice cream. Yo u will also 
need some other materials to turn those ingredients into ice 
cream. The other materials are two zip-top plastic bags, ice, 
and salt. One of the zip-top plastic bags should be larger 
than the other. You might also want winter gloves or a towel 
to use later on! 
In the smaller bag, combine 1 cup of milk, 
about 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ½ 
teaspoon of vanilla. Close the top up 
tightly! Use your hands to squish the bag to 
mix the ingredients, or shake the bag. 
In the larger bag, combine between 2-4 
cups of ice and about ? cup of salt. 
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Put the smaller bag into the larger bag, making sure the 
small bag is still closed tightly. Close the larger bag. If you 
want to keep your hands warm, put on the winter gloves or 
wrap the larger bag in a towel. Shake the bags for at least 5 
minutes. Take a peek at the smaller bag to see if it looks like 
ice cream, or if it’s still liquid. If it looks like ice cream, then 
you can take the smaller bag out of the larger one, pour 
the ice cream into a bowl, and enjoy your treat! If it still 
looks thin, shake the bag for a few more minutes before 
enjoying.  
When you feel successful at making plain vanilla ice cream, 
experiment with adding different ingredients to make your 
own delicious flavors! 
 
 
  
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Read the short story.  Then answer each question. 
 
How to Make Ice Cream 
Do you like ice cream? Maybe you always buy it at the 
store or from an ice cream shop, but did you know you can 
make your own ice cream at home?  
First, gather your materials. You will need milk, sugar, and 
vanilla as the ingredients for the ice cream. Yo u will also 
need some other materials to turn those ingredients into ice 
cream. The other materials are two zip-top plastic bags, ice, 
and salt. One of the zip-top plastic bags should be larger 
than the other. You might also want winter gloves or a towel 
to use later on! 
In the smaller bag, combine 1 cup of milk, 
about 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ½ 
teaspoon of vanilla. Close the top up 
tightly! Use your hands to squish the bag to 
mix the ingredients, or shake the bag. 
In the larger bag, combine between 2-4 
cups of ice and about ? cup of salt. 
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Put the smaller bag into the larger bag, making sure the 
small bag is still closed tightly. Close the larger bag. If you 
want to keep your hands warm, put on the winter gloves or 
wrap the larger bag in a towel. Shake the bags for at least 5 
minutes. Take a peek at the smaller bag to see if it looks like 
ice cream, or if it’s still liquid. If it looks like ice cream, then 
you can take the smaller bag out of the larger one, pour 
the ice cream into a bowl, and enjoy your treat! If it still 
looks thin, shake the bag for a few more minutes before 
enjoying.  
When you feel successful at making plain vanilla ice cream, 
experiment with adding different ingredients to make your 
own delicious flavors! 
 
 
  
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Questions: 
1. What is the short story mostly about? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
2. If you were going to add in your own ingredients, which 
paragraphs would you need to add more information 
to? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
3. What is the main topic of the second paragraph? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
4. How do you know it’s time to stop shaking the bags? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
5. What does the word “ c o m b i n e ” mean in the third 
paragraph? How do you know? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
 
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Read the short story.  Then answer each question. 
 
How to Make Ice Cream 
Do you like ice cream? Maybe you always buy it at the 
store or from an ice cream shop, but did you know you can 
make your own ice cream at home?  
First, gather your materials. You will need milk, sugar, and 
vanilla as the ingredients for the ice cream. Yo u will also 
need some other materials to turn those ingredients into ice 
cream. The other materials are two zip-top plastic bags, ice, 
and salt. One of the zip-top plastic bags should be larger 
than the other. You might also want winter gloves or a towel 
to use later on! 
In the smaller bag, combine 1 cup of milk, 
about 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ½ 
teaspoon of vanilla. Close the top up 
tightly! Use your hands to squish the bag to 
mix the ingredients, or shake the bag. 
In the larger bag, combine between 2-4 
cups of ice and about ? cup of salt. 
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Put the smaller bag into the larger bag, making sure the 
small bag is still closed tightly. Close the larger bag. If you 
want to keep your hands warm, put on the winter gloves or 
wrap the larger bag in a towel. Shake the bags for at least 5 
minutes. Take a peek at the smaller bag to see if it looks like 
ice cream, or if it’s still liquid. If it looks like ice cream, then 
you can take the smaller bag out of the larger one, pour 
the ice cream into a bowl, and enjoy your treat! If it still 
looks thin, shake the bag for a few more minutes before 
enjoying.  
When you feel successful at making plain vanilla ice cream, 
experiment with adding different ingredients to make your 
own delicious flavors! 
 
 
  
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Questions: 
1. What is the short story mostly about? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
2. If you were going to add in your own ingredients, which 
paragraphs would you need to add more information 
to? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
3. What is the main topic of the second paragraph? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
4. How do you know it’s time to stop shaking the bags? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
5. What does the word “ c o m b i n e ” mean in the third 
paragraph? How do you know? 
 _____________________________________________________________ 
 
                                              
 
  
 
 
      
 
Answers: 
 
1. What is the short story mostly about? 
The short story is mostly about how to make ice cream. 
 
2. If you were going to add in your own ingredients, which 
paragraphs would you need to add more information 
to? 
If I was to add my own ingredients I would need to add 
more information to the second paragraph. 
 
3. What is the main topic of the second paragraph? 
The main topic of the second paragraph is what 
ingredients and materials are needed to make ice 
cream. 
 
4. How do you know it’s time to stop shaking the bags? 
You know it’s time to stop shaking the bags when the 
contents look like ice cream. 
 
5. What does the word “ c o m b i n e ” mean in the third 
paragraph? How do you know? 
The word ‘ c o m b i n e ’ means to mix. When you put milk, 
sugar and vanilla in a bag, close it tightly and start 
shaking the bag, you mix the contents.