1st grade nonfiction passage about making a fruit salad: 97 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
1st gradenonfictionmaking a fruit salad97 words
Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps
A fruit salad is easy to make. Here is what to do.
First, wash your hands with soap and water. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
After that, put all the fruit in a big bowl. Last, stir it gently with a spoon.
Now your fruit salad is done. Share it with a friend, and wash the bowl when you are done. Then you can make it again with new fruit!
Questions
What do you do first? in the text
What fruits does the passage say you can try? in the text
Who cuts the big pieces? in the text
What do you use to stir the fruit? in the text
Why do you wash your hands first? think about it
Words to know
salad
a mix of cut-up fruit or vegetables
rinse
to wash with clean water
stir
to mix food around with a spoon
gently
in a soft and careful way
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Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps
1st grade reading passage
A fruit salad is easy to make. Here is what to do.
First, wash your hands with soap and water. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
After that, put all the fruit in a big bowl. Last, stir it gently with a spoon.
Now your fruit salad is done. Share it with a friend, and wash the bowl when you are done. Then you can make it again with new fruit!
Questions
What do you do first?
What fruits does the passage say you can try?
Who cuts the big pieces?
What do you use to stir the fruit?
Why do you wash your hands first?
Words to know
salad: a mix of cut-up fruit or vegetables
rinse: to wash with clean water
stir: to mix food around with a spoon
gently: in a soft and careful way
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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.
● Easier · 63 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.4
A fruit salad is easy to make.
First, wash your hands with soap. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
Put the fruit in a bowl. Last, stir it with a spoon.
Now share it with a friend!
▲ This passage · 97 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.3
A fruit salad is easy to make. Here is what to do.
First, wash your hands with soap and water. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
After that, put all the fruit in a big bowl. Last, stir it gently with a spoon.
Now your fruit salad is done. Share it with a friend, and wash the bowl when you are done. Then you can make it again with new fruit!
■ Harder · 101 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 3.2
A fruit salad is a simple and tasty thing to make. Here are the steps to follow.
First, wash your hands carefully with soap and warm water, because clean hands help keep food safe to eat.
Second, rinse the fruit under cool water. Grapes, berries and an orange make a good mix.
Third, ask a grown-up to cut up the large pieces, since a sharp knife is not for kids.
Fourth, put all of the fruit together in a big bowl. Finally, stir the fruit gently with a spoon.
Your fruit salad is finished, so share it with a friend!
First, wash your hands with soap. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
Put the fruit in a bowl. Last, stir it with a spoon.
Now share it with a friend!
Questions
What do you do first?
What fruits can you try?
Who cuts the big pieces?
What do you use to stir the fruit?
Why do you wash your hands first?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________▲
Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps
A fruit salad is easy to make. Here is what to do.
First, wash your hands with soap and water. Clean hands keep food safe.
Next, rinse the fruit. Try grapes, berries and an orange.
Then ask a grown-up to cut the big pieces. A sharp knife is not for kids.
After that, put all the fruit in a big bowl. Last, stir it gently with a spoon.
Now your fruit salad is done. Share it with a friend, and wash the bowl when you are done. Then you can make it again with new fruit!
Questions
What do you do first?
What fruits does the passage say you can try?
Who cuts the big pieces?
What do you use to stir the fruit?
Why do you wash your hands first?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps
A fruit salad is a simple and tasty thing to make. Here are the steps to follow.
First, wash your hands carefully with soap and warm water, because clean hands help keep food safe to eat.
Second, rinse the fruit under cool water. Grapes, berries and an orange make a good mix.
Third, ask a grown-up to cut up the large pieces, since a sharp knife is not for kids.
Fourth, put all of the fruit together in a big bowl. Finally, stir the fruit gently with a spoon.
Your fruit salad is finished, so share it with a friend!
Questions
What should you do first before making the fruit salad?
Which fruits does the passage suggest for a good mix?
Who should cut up the large pieces of fruit?
What do you use to stir the fruit in the bowl?
Why is it important to wash your hands before you start?
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Answer key: Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.4)
Wash your hands with soap.
Grapes, berries and an orange.
A grown-up.
A spoon.
Clean hands keep the food safe.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.3)
Wash your hands with soap and water.
Grapes, berries and an orange.
A grown-up.
A spoon.
Clean hands keep the food safe.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 3.2)
Wash your hands carefully with soap and water.
Grapes, berries and an orange.
A grown-up.
A spoon.
Clean hands help keep the food safe to eat.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put salad, rinse, stir and gently on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the text will be about.
Read it aloud once while students follow along, then have them reread it alone or with a partner. At a calm 100 words a minute it takes about 1 minute to read aloud.
Use the Read it big button (or B) to put the text on the projector, and Show answer on one question at a time so the class commits to an answer first.
Question 5 asks the reader to infer. Ask students to point to the words in the passage that led them to their answer.
Ask students to write one question the passage did not answer, then look for the answer in a book or on a classroom screen.
Print the student copy for independent work and keep the answer-key copy for yourself.
What reading level is "Make a Fruit Salad in Five Steps"?
It was written for 1st grade. It has 97 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.
What do the questions ask?
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.
How long does it take to read?
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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