USES OF WATER

WATER is very important to all living things. People, animals, and plants need water to survive.

Three-fourths of human body is composed of water. We feel thirsty when we need additional water.

We also get water from the food we eat. We cook our food with water.

Water is also very useful for cleansing our bodies and the things we use. We use it for washing clothes, food, dishes and utensils.

Diseases can be prevented if we keep ourselves and our things clean.

Animals need water, too. They need it for drinking and bathing.

Plants need water. They wither when water is not enough.

Water is also used in industry. Many manufactured products contain water.

•People use water to travel from one place to another by sailing.

People enjoy swimming in some bodies of water.

How can you show your concern and care for water? Check the box of your answer. Stop people from throwing garbage in the river.

Keep the river clean by posting some reminders.

Report some

factories who throw their toxic waste in the sea or ocean.

1. Water is helpful to _____.

A. plants, wood and animals

B. Animals, plants and people

C. People, plants and houses

2. Why is water important to living things?A. Because they take a

bathB. Because they are

aliveC. Because without it

they die

3. Carabaos stay in the mud because theyA. are thirstyB. Are dirty animalsC. Want to be

refreshed

4. How can you help plants grow better?A. Water them

regularly.B. Hide them in the

shade.C. Water them when

the soil is dry.

5. Our body gets the needed water from what weA. Drink and eatB. Use in taking a

bathC. Apply on our

body after taking a bath