How Does Sandpaper Smooth Wood?
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Do you know?
- Sandpapers come in different types, some of which are very rough while others are smoother.
- Sandpapers are not really made of sand!
Let's learn about this kind of paper!
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Listen and choose the correct answer.
- What does sandpaper NOT feel like?
- What is today sandpaper made of?
What does sandpaper NOT feel like?
- a soft pillow.
- a cat's tongue.
- a man's cheek before he shaves.
- glass
- crystals
- sand
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
How Does Sandpaper Smooth Wood?
Written by Krista Garver
Sandpaper is a thick, piece of paper. It feels like a man's cheek before he shaves. It also feels like a cat’s tongue, but it is much, much scratchier.
is not really made of sand. It's paper with sharp material.
Long ago, people glass and to a piece of paper. That was the first sandpaper.
Today, sandpaper is made of small crystals. The crystals are very sharp. They're sharp enough to cut wood. There are hundreds of them. They work like very tiny saws.
When you rub sandpaper on wood, the tiny saws cut the wood’s surface. They remove the surface a little at a time. This action is called sanding.
People wood for many reasons. It takes away and scratches. It also makes wood easier to paint.
You can sand a piece of wood by hand or by using a special tool. You sand off the rough edges and sand down the bumps. When you are done, the wood will be very smooth. You can touch it and not get splinters!
Read and answer the following questions.
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How Does Sandpaper Smooth Wood?
Written by Krista Garver
Sandpaper is a thick, scratchy piece of paper. It feels like a man's cheek before he shaves. It also feels like a cat’s tongue, but it is much, much scratchier.
Sandpaper is not really made of sand. It's paper with sharp material.
Long ago, people glued glass and seashells to a piece of paper. That was the first sandpaper.
Today, sandpaper is made of small crystals. The crystals are very sharp. They're sharp enough to cut wood. There are hundreds of them. They work like very tiny saws.
When you rub sandpaper on wood, the tiny saws cut the wood’s surface. They remove the surface a little at a time. This action is called sanding.
People sand wood for many reasons. It takes away splinters and scratches. It also makes wood easier to paint.
You can sand a piece of wood by hand or by using a special tool. You sand off the rough edges and sand down the bumps. When you are done, the wood will be very smooth. You can touch it and not get splinters!
- It was made with sharp material.
- Glass and seashells were glued to a piece of paper to create sandpaper.
- The first sandpaper was made of small crystals.
- break the table.
- do nothing to the table.
- remove the surface and smooth the table.
- Because they are into the process of sanding.
- Because they can feel the pain more easily while sanding.
- Because they want to touch the wood without getting splinters.
- Crystals used to make sandpaper work the same as tiny saws.
- Sandpaper is made with blunt material.
- Sandpaper is thick and scratchy.
Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.
- Sandpaper is a thick, piece of paper.
- is not really made of sand. It's paper with sharp material.
- Long ago, people glass and to a piece of paper.
- People wood for many reasons.
- It takes away and scratches.
Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.
- I made the table smooth with fine .
- This sweater is too .
- The animal inside the is a tiny octopus.
- I the broken pieces back together.
- My sister pulled a of wood out of my foot.
- The on the beach felt soft under my feet.