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 4.
 
Which animal likely spends the most 
time eating?
A 
brown bat
B 
lion
C 
giraffe
D 
Asiatic elephant
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Underline the sentence in the passage that tells the main idea.
Visual Information
DAY 3
Animals
Daily Hours 
of Sleep
Brown Bat
Squirrel
Lion
Cat
Dog
Chimpanzee
Guppy (fish)
Asiatic Elephant
Horse
Giraffe
20
15
13½
12
10½
9½
7
4
3
2
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3453 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 30
DAY 4
READ THE PASSAGE
Use the text and flowchart to understand the information.
Over and Over Again
Most of Earth is covered 
in water. Earth’s water is 
always moving. It changes 
from liquid into gas over and 
over again. This movement 
of water is called the water 
cycle. The water cycle has 
four main actions, shown in 
the flowchart. 
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1.
 
What is the purpose of a flowchart 
such as this one?
A 
to define words with pictures
B 
to compare actions
C 
to show how one action leads 
to another
D 
to describe the way things look
 2.
 
What is the starting point
on the chart?
A 
steam rises
B 
lakes get higher
C 
rain falls from clouds
D 
at any of the arrows