1st grade nonfiction passage about moss: 100 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Have you seen a soft green carpet on a rock? It might be moss. Moss is a tiny plant. It has no flowers.
Moss does not have real roots. It takes in water right through its leaves. So it likes places that stay damp, like a shady forest floor or the side of a log.
Moss is soft to touch. Small bugs hide in it. If it gets dry, moss can turn brown. When the rain comes back, it turns green again. It is a tough little plant, and it is fun to look at up close with a friend.
What does moss look like on a rock? in the text
Does moss have flowers? in the text
How does moss take in water? in the text
What color does dry moss turn? in the text
Why does moss grow in damp places? 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.
Have you seen a soft green carpet on a rock? It may be moss. Moss is a tiny plant. It has no flowers.
Moss has no real roots. It takes in water through its leaves. So it likes damp places, like a shady forest floor.
Moss is soft. Small bugs hide in it. If it gets dry, moss turns brown. When rain comes, it turns green again.
Have you seen a soft green carpet on a rock? It might be moss. Moss is a tiny plant. It has no flowers.
Moss does not have real roots. It takes in water right through its leaves. So it likes places that stay damp, like a shady forest floor or the side of a log.
Moss is soft to touch. Small bugs hide in it. If it gets dry, moss can turn brown. When the rain comes back, it turns green again. It is a tough little plant, and it is fun to look at up close with a friend.
Have you ever noticed a soft green carpet growing on a rock or a log? It is probably moss. Moss is a tiny plant, and it does not have any flowers.
Moss does not have real roots. Instead, it takes in water right through its leaves. For that reason, it grows best in places that stay damp, such as a shady forest floor or the side of an old log.
Moss feels soft to the touch, and small bugs like to hide inside it. When the weather gets too dry, moss can turn brown. Once the rain comes back, it turns green again.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 100 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.5. 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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