1st grade nonfiction passage about mimes and acting: 93 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A mime is an actor who does not use words. A mime tells a story with the face and the body.
Watch a mime pretend to climb a wall. There is no wall! The mime puts a hand out flat, then moves it as if it were pushing on something. You see the wall in your mind.
A mime can pretend to pull a rope or to hold a big balloon. The face shows a feeling, like a happy smile or a big surprise. You can tell the story even without a sound.
What is a mime? in the text
What does a mime use to tell a story? in the text
What does the mime pretend to climb? in the text
What can a mime pretend to hold? in the text
Is there a real wall? think about it
How can you know what the mime feels? 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 mime is an actor. A mime uses no words. A mime tells a story with the face and body.
Watch a mime pretend to push a wall. There is no wall! The mime puts a hand out flat. The hand stops, as if it hit something. You can see the wall in your mind.
A mime can pretend to pull a rope. A mime can hold a big balloon. The face can show a smile or a surprise.
A mime is an actor who does not use words. A mime tells a story with the face and the body.
Watch a mime pretend to climb a wall. There is no wall! The mime puts a hand out flat, then moves it as if it were pushing on something. You see the wall in your mind.
A mime can pretend to pull a rope or to hold a big balloon. The face shows a feeling, like a happy smile or a big surprise. You can tell the story even without a sound.
A mime is a special kind of actor who never uses words. Instead, a mime tells a whole story with the face and the body.
Imagine watching a mime pretend to climb a wall. There is no wall at all! The mime puts a hand out flat and moves it as though it were pushing against something solid, and soon you can see the wall in your mind.
A mime can also pretend to pull a heavy rope or to hold a huge balloon. The face shows a feeling, such as a happy smile or a big surprise. Even without a single sound, the audience can follow the story.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 93 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 2.3. 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 six. 4 ask for something the text says directly and 2 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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