1st grade nonfiction passage about flat breads in different places: 87 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
People all over the world bake bread. Some bread is flat.
In Mexico, many people eat a tortilla. It is thin and round. You can add beans or cheese and fold it up.
In Ethiopia, people eat injera. It is soft and has tiny holes. It works like a spoon. You tear a bit and use it to scoop up food.
In India, many people eat naan. It is warm and puffy. Each place has its own bread. All of them are flat and good to eat.
What do people in Mexico eat that is thin and round? in the text
What is injera like? in the text
How do people use injera like a spoon? in the text
In what country do many people eat naan? in the text
How are all of these breads the same? think about it
The same topic and facts written three ways, so a mixed class can read and talk about one text. Each group’s sheet shows only a shape; the key says which is which.
People bake bread. Some bread is flat.
In Mexico, you can eat a tortilla. It is thin and it is round. You can fold it up and eat it.
In Ethiopia, you can eat injera. It is soft and it has tiny holes. You tear a bit. You use it to pick up food.
In India, you can eat naan. It is warm and it is soft.
People all over the world bake bread. Some bread is flat.
In Mexico, many people eat a tortilla. It is thin and round. You can add beans or cheese and fold it up.
In Ethiopia, people eat injera. It is soft and has tiny holes. It works like a spoon. You tear a bit and use it to scoop up food.
In India, many people eat naan. It is warm and puffy. Each place has its own bread. All of them are flat and good to eat.
People in every part of the world bake bread, and some of that bread is round and flat.
In Mexico, many people eat tortillas, which are thin and round. A tortilla can be filled with beans or cheese and then folded up.
In Ethiopia, people eat a soft bread called injera that is covered with tiny holes. It works like a spoon, because you tear off a piece and use it to scoop up your food.
In India, many people enjoy naan, which is warm and puffy. Every place has its own special bread, yet all of these breads are flat and delicious.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 87 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 2.4. That is a formula's estimate from sentence length and syllables, and it is not a Lexile or a guided reading level, so check it against your students.
There are five. 4 ask for something the text says directly and 1 ask the reader to work something out from clues. Each has an answer in the key, and the answers are written as a teacher would accept them, not as the only possible wording.
About 1 minute read aloud at 100 words a minute. For a one-minute fluency check, paste it into the fluency timer and use the word count.
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