1. Making Silk
Find the pattern in the
paragraph.

2. The
Chinese
first began
to make
Th silk more
than
27,000
years ago.
Source: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/chinasilkroad/
ss/050311-A
-Picture-Essay-On-Silk-Manufacture-In-Ancient-China
_4.htm

3. Silk is a
very
interesting
cloth
because it
comes from
silkworms.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori

4. http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/4003359
First, tiny
silkworms
are spread
out and
covered
with a thin
cloth.

5. Source: http://www.europeupclose.com/article/seeking-out-turkeys-finest-carpets/
The worms eat the leaves and grow
bigger.

6. Source: http://myths-made-real.blogspot.com/2011/12/creature-feature-silkworms.html
After six weeks, the worms are ready
to build a small nest called a cocoon.

7. Source: http://www.pattayamail.com/450/travel.shtml
Each worm makes its cocoon with a
single thread.

8. Eight days later, the silk maker boils
the cocoons to kill the worms.
Source: http://life.paperblog.com/pure-silk-no-oh-252435/

9. Source: http://www.allmyanmar.com/myanmarmore/Mandalay-Photo.htm
At last, after the silk from each
cocoon is taken out, it can be made
into silk thread.

10. Source: http://www.sevenscrolls.com/silk.shtml
and then silk cloth.

11. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

12. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

13. Which sentence is missing from this paragraph?
a. The climate in both countries is good for growing
cotton.
b. Next, mulberry leaves are put on top of the cloth.
c. Modern factories make cloth like nylon and rayon.
d. Silk is another kind of cloth that comes from an
animal, a silkworm.

14. Which sentence is missing from this paragraph?
a. The climate in both countries is good for growing
cotton.
b. Next, mulberry leaves are put on top of the
cloth.
c. Modern factories make cloth like nylon and rayon.
d. Silk is another kind of cloth that comes from an
animal, a silkworm.