What Do Plants Need? Worksheets | Teach Starter - Free Printable

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We are looking at a worksheet called “What Do Plants Need?” with two parts:

1. A sorting activity: Cut out pictures and glue them under “Things Plants Need” or “Things Plants Do Not Need.”
2. A comprehension check: Fill in blanks based on the reading passage.

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First, let’s look at the reading passage (on the right sheet):

> Plants need three things to live and grow big and strong!
> They need sunlight. Just like how we need food, plants need light to make their own food.
> Next, plants need water. Just like we need to drink water, plants need water to grow.
> Plants need soil. Soil is like a house for them to grow in. It gives all the important nutrients that plants need to be healthy.
> By getting sunlight, water, and soil, plants can grow big and healthy.

So from the passage, plants NEED:
- Sunlight
- Water
- Soil

Now let’s look at the cut-out images (bottom of left sheet). There are 9 images:

Top row:
1. Cloud with rain → represents WATER → PLANTS NEED THIS
2. Pizza → food for humans, not plants → DO NOT NEED
3. Bee → helps pollinate but not something plants *need* to survive directly → DO NOT NEED (based on passage — only sunlight, water, soil are listed as needs)
4. Plant with roots → this IS a plant, not something it needs → DO NOT NEED (it’s the thing itself!)
5. Fish → lives in water, not needed by plants → DO NOT NEED

Bottom row:
6. Tractor → farm tool, not needed by plants → DO NOT NEED
7. Shovel digging into ground → represents SOIL → PLANTS NEED THIS
8. Cloud (no rain) → maybe air? But passage doesn’t list air — only sunlight, water, soil → DO NOT NEED (unless specified, stick to passage)
9. Sun → SUNLIGHT → PLANTS NEED THIS
10. Pot → could hold soil, but not the same as soil itself → DO NOT NEED (passage says “soil”, not “pot”)

Wait — actually, counting again: there are 10 images? Let me recount from your image description:

You said: “Cut the items on the dashed lines” — and listed:

Top row: cloud+rains, pizza, bee, plant+roots, fish → 5
Bottom row: tractor, shovel+dirt, cloud (no rain), sun, pot → 5
Total = 10 images.

But in the worksheet, it might be arranged differently — but based on standard version of this worksheet, here’s what belongs where:

✔ Things Plants Need (from passage):
- Rain cloud → water
- Shovel with dirt → soil
- Sun → sunlight

✘ Things Plants Do Not Need:
- Pizza
- Bee
- Plant with roots (that’s the plant itself!)
- Fish
- Tractor
- Cloud without rain (not mentioned in passage)
- Pot (container, not soil)

Wait — but sometimes “cloud without rain” might represent air? But the passage does NOT mention air — only sunlight, water, soil. So we go by the passage.

Also, note: the passage says “plants need soil” — so the shovel digging into dirt represents soil → YES.

The pot? Sometimes pots hold soil, but the passage says “soil”, not “pot”. So unless the pot has soil in it, it’s not the same. In most versions of this worksheet, the pot is considered “do not need” because it’s man-made container.

Similarly, the plant with roots — that’s the plant, not what it needs.

Bee — helpful but not essential per passage.

Fish — no.

Tractor — no.

Pizza — definitely no.

Cloud without rain — if it’s just a cloud, maybe represents sky/air? But again, passage doesn’t say air — so we stick to the three: sunlight, water, soil.

So final sorting:

Things Plants Need:
- Rain cloud (water)
- Shovel with dirt (soil)
- Sun (sunlight)

Things Plants Do Not Need:
- Pizza
- Bee
- Plant with roots
- Fish
- Tractor
- Cloud (no rain)
- Pot

That’s 3 in “Need”, 7 in “Do Not Need”.

Now, the Comprehension Check (right sheet):

Fill in the blanks using the passage.

Passage key points:
- Plants need sunlight to make their own food.
- Plants need water so they don’t dry up and die.
- Soil is like a house for plants.
- Soil gives important nutrients.
- Plants must have sunlight, water, and soil.

Blanks:

1. “Plants need ________ to make their own food.” → SUNLIGHT

2. “Plants have to have ________ so they don’t dry up and die.” → WATER

3. “________ is like a house that plants can grow in.” → SOIL

4. “Soil gives important ________ from the soil that plants use to grow.” → NUTRIENTS

5. “Plants must have ________, ________, and ________.” → SUNLIGHT, WATER, SOIL (in any order, but usually as listed in passage)

Let’s write them in order as they appear in the blank lines.

Looking at the worksheet layout (as described):

Line 1: “Plants need ________ to make their own food.” → sunlight

Line 2: “Plants have to have ________ so they don’t dry up and die.” → water

Line 3: “________ is like a house that plants can grow in.” → Soil

Line 4: “Soil gives important ________ from the soil that plants use to grow.” → nutrients

Line 5: “Plants must have ________, ________, and ________.” → sunlight, water, soil

Perfect.

Now, putting it all together.

Final Answer:

For the sorting activity:

Things Plants Need:
- Rain cloud (water)
- Shovel with dirt (soil)
- Sun (sunlight)

Things Plants Do Not Need:
- Pizza
- Bee
- Plant with roots
- Fish
- Tractor
- Cloud (no rain)
- Pot

For the Comprehension Check fill-ins:

1. sunlight
2. water
3. Soil
4. nutrients
5. sunlight, water, soil

(Note: For #5, order may vary but should include those three.)

Since the user didn’t specify which part to answer, and both are part of the task, I’ll provide both.

But since the instruction says “solve the problem accurately”, and the problem includes both activities, I’ll give complete answers.

However, in many cases, the main focus is the comprehension check — but the sorting is also part of the task.

Given that, and to be thorough:

Final Answer:

Sorting Activity:
- Things Plants Need: rain cloud, shovel with dirt, sun
- Things Plants Do Not Need: pizza, bee, plant with roots, fish, tractor, cloud (no rain), pot

Comprehension Check Answers:
1. sunlight
2. water
3. Soil
4. nutrients
5. sunlight, water, soil