1st grade fiction passage about tying a shoe: 93 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Nia had new shoes with long laces. Her shoes kept coming untied.
"I can tie a bow," said Nia. But the bow fell apart. She tried again. It fell apart again.
Mr. Ray sat down next to her. "Make a loop," he said. "Wrap the other lace around it. Then pull it through."
Nia made a loop. She wrapped. She pulled. The bow looked a little wobbly, but it held.
"Now one more knot on top," said Mr. Ray. Nia tied a double knot. She jumped up and down. The bow stayed put!
What kept coming untied? in the text
Who helped Nia? in the text
What did Nia tie on top of the bow? in the text
Why did Nia jump up and down? think about it
Why did Nia try the bow again after it fell apart? 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.
Nia had new shoes. The laces were long. They came untied.
Nia made a bow. It fell apart. She made it again. It fell apart.
Mr. Ray sat by her. "Make a loop," he said. "Wrap the lace. Pull it through."
Nia made a loop. She wrapped. She pulled. The bow was wobbly, but it held.
"Now tie a knot on top," said Mr. Ray. Nia did. She jumped up and down. The bow stayed!
Nia had new shoes with long laces. Her shoes kept coming untied.
"I can tie a bow," said Nia. But the bow fell apart. She tried again. It fell apart again.
Mr. Ray sat down next to her. "Make a loop," he said. "Wrap the other lace around it. Then pull it through."
Nia made a loop. She wrapped. She pulled. The bow looked a little wobbly, but it held.
"Now one more knot on top," said Mr. Ray. Nia tied a double knot. She jumped up and down. The bow stayed put!
Nia had a pair of brand new shoes with very long laces, and they kept coming untied no matter what she did.
"I know how to tie a bow," said Nia. Yet every bow she made fell apart. She tried again, and it fell apart again.
Mr. Ray sat down on the floor beside her. "First, make a loop," he said. "Next, wrap the other lace around it. Then pull it through the hole."
Nia made a loop, wrapped the lace and pulled. The bow looked a little wobbly, but this time it held.
"Now add one more knot on top," said Mr. Ray. Nia tied a double knot and jumped up and down with joy. The bow stayed put, even when she ran!
It was written for 1st grade. It has 93 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about below 1. 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. 3 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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