The Supply Chest at Seabright Lighthouse

Learn which things people need and which things they want.

Listen to the lighthouse story

Listen as your teacher reads the passage. Then answer the questions.

The Supply Chest

Seabright is a small harbor town. Jo, the lighthouse keeper, checks a supply chest before a storm. She puts in clean water, bread, dry shirts, and blankets. The lighthouse has a warm room where boat crews can rest out of the wind and rain. The warm room is a shelter. At a harbor stall, Jo sees shell bracelets, toy boats, and bright flags. Visitors enjoy choosing these things, but Jo leaves them outside the chest.

Why does Jo put water and bread in the chest before a storm?

Question 1 optionsA. They help people stay healthy.B. They make the lighthouse look bright.C. They help visitors decorate boats.D. They give people a toy to carry.

Circle the two things that belong in the chest before the storm.

Match each need to what it helps a person do.

The warm room is a .

Which thing from the story is a want?

Question 5 optionsA. Clean waterB. A dry shirtC. A shell braceletD. A warm room

Needs and wants

Think about what helps people live safely and what people may enjoy having.

Circle the two wants.

A boat crew rests in the warm room during the storm. Which item is a want?

Question 7 optionsA. A blanketB. A toy boatC. A loaf of breadD. A dry shirt

Why is the warm room important during the storm?

Question 8 optionsA. It gives people a place to stay dry and warm.B. It gives people a place to buy bright flags.C. It gives people a place to choose shell bracelets.D. It gives people a place to race toy boats.

Jo can carry only one item to a boat crew caught in the rain. Which choice helps meet a need?

Question 9 optionsA. A bright harbor flagB. A shell braceletC. A dry shirtD. A toy boat

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How do you know that a shell bracelet is a want instead of a need?