1st grade nonfiction passage about water lilies: 82 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A water lily is a plant that lives in a pond. Its roots grow in the mud at the bottom. Its long stems reach up to the top of the water.
The big round leaves are called lily pads. They float on the water like green plates. They sit in the sun and catch light.
A pretty flower sits on the water too. A frog may hop onto a lily pad to rest. A bug may hide under one in the shade.
Where do the roots of a water lily grow? in the text
What are the big round leaves called? in the text
What do the lily pads look like? in the text
What may a frog do on a lily pad? in the text
Why do the stems have to be long? 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.
A water lily lives in a pond. Its roots grow in the mud. Its long stems reach up to the water.
The big round leaves are lily pads. They float on the water like green plates. They sit in the sun.
A pretty flower sits on the water too. A frog may hop on a pad to rest. A bug may hide under one.
A water lily is a plant that lives in a pond. Its roots grow in the mud at the bottom. Its long stems reach up to the top of the water.
The big round leaves are called lily pads. They float on the water like green plates. They sit in the sun and catch light.
A pretty flower sits on the water too. A frog may hop onto a lily pad to rest. A bug may hide under one in the shade.
A water lily is a plant that makes its home in a pond. Its roots grow down into the mud at the bottom, and its long stems stretch all the way up to the surface of the water.
The big round leaves are called lily pads. They float on the water like green plates, and they sit in the sun where they can catch plenty of light.
A pretty flower rests on the water too. A frog may hop onto a lily pad to take a rest, and a small bug may hide in the cool shade beneath one.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 82 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.5. 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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