1st grade nonfiction passage about measuring how much a jar holds: 83 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Some jars hold a lot. Some jars hold only a little. We can measure how much a jar holds with a scoop.
Fill a small cup with rice. Pour the rice into the jar. Do it again and again. Count each scoop you pour.
Say the jar is full after six scoops. Now try a bigger jar. It may need ten scoops. The bigger jar holds more rice. The same cup is the tool each time, so the counts are fair to compare.
What tool do we use to measure how much a jar holds? in the text
What goes into the jar in this test? in the text
How many scoops fill the first jar? in the text
Which jar needs ten scoops? in the text
Why must you use the same cup each time? 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.
Some jars hold a lot. Some hold a little. We can measure a jar with a scoop.
Fill a small cup with rice. Pour it in the jar. Do it again and again. Count each scoop.
Say the jar is full after six scoops. Try a bigger jar. It may need ten scoops. The bigger jar holds more rice. Use the same cup each time, so the counts are fair.
Some jars hold a lot. Some jars hold only a little. We can measure how much a jar holds with a scoop.
Fill a small cup with rice. Pour the rice into the jar. Do it again and again. Count each scoop you pour.
Say the jar is full after six scoops. Now try a bigger jar. It may need ten scoops. The bigger jar holds more rice. The same cup is the tool each time, so the counts are fair to compare.
Some jars can hold a great deal, while other jars can hold only a little. We can measure how much a jar holds by using a scoop.
Fill a small cup with rice and pour the rice into the jar. Repeat this again and again, and be sure to count each scoop that you pour.
Suppose the jar is full after six scoops. If you try a bigger jar, it may need ten scoops, because the bigger jar holds more rice. Since the same cup is the tool every time, the counts are fair to compare.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 83 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.3. 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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