Page 1
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.
Page 2
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!
Page 3
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?
_____________________________________________________________
Page 4
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.
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