Pip's bath-time test: stretch: reading passage for Pre-K to Kindergarten, page 1 preview

Reading passage · Science

Pip's bath-time test: stretch · Pre-K to Kindergarten

An original passage about sink or float? with 4 questions that check details, inference and vocabulary.

Pre-K to Kindergarten · ages 4 to 6
Hard
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

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The passage and its 4 questions

Directions: Read the story together. Then talk about and answer the questions.

Pip the mouse had a tub of water.
Pip dropped in a leaf. It floated!
Pip dropped in a pebble. Plop! It sank.
"Now I will try an apple," said Pip.
1. What did Pip drop in first?
2. What happened to the pebble?
3. Do you think the apple will sink or float?
4. Draw what might happen next.

What your child practices

Your child practices the science skill “Matter and its properties”: sort materials into solids, liquids and gases, describe their properties, and explain how heating and cooling cause melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.

Grades and ages: Pre-K to Kindergarten, ages 4 to 6
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: Science
Level: Hard for Pre-K to Kindergarten
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the passage once just for the story or the facts, then again with the questions in mind. Encourage underlining the words in the text that back up each answer. It is one of the harder sheets for Pre-K to Kindergarten, best once the basics of the skill are secure.

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