1st grade fiction passage about a missing boot: 101 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
1st gradefictiona missing boot101 words
The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went out to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. She looked by the reeds. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something was moving inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then into the pond. Lin shook out the boot and put it back on.
"Thank you for the loan," she said.
Questions
What color were Lin's rain boots? in the text
Which boot was gone? in the text
What was inside the boot? in the text
What did Lin set next to the boot? in the text
Why did Lin not grab the frog? think about it
Words to know
pond
a small pool of water
reeds
tall grass that grows in water
peek
to look out for a short time
splash
to make water fly up
boot
a shoe that covers your foot and ankle
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The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside
1st grade reading passage
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went out to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. She looked by the reeds. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something was moving inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then into the pond. Lin shook out the boot and put it back on.
"Thank you for the loan," she said.
Questions
What color were Lin's rain boots?
Which boot was gone?
What was inside the boot?
What did Lin set next to the boot?
Why did Lin not grab the frog?
Words to know
pond: a small pool of water
reeds: tall grass that grows in water
peek: to look out for a short time
splash: to make water fly up
boot: a shoe that covers your foot and ankle
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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 · 83 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.6
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something moved inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab it. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped on the leaf and into the pond. Lin put her boot back on.
▲ This passage · 101 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.4
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went out to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. She looked by the reeds. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something was moving inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then into the pond. Lin shook out the boot and put it back on.
"Thank you for the loan," she said.
■ Harder · 122 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 2
It was a drizzly afternoon, and Lin was wearing her bright yellow rain boots. She marched out to the pond so she could splash in the puddles.
Splish, splash! Suddenly she found herself hopping on one foot. Her left boot had disappeared!
Lin searched beside the log and among the tall reeds. At last she spotted her boot lying on the grass. Something was wriggling inside it.
Ribbit! A small green frog peeked out of the top.
Lin did not grab the frog, because she did not want to frighten it. Instead she laid a big leaf next to the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then back into the pond. Lin shook out her boot and pulled it on.
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something moved inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab it. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped on the leaf and into the pond. Lin put her boot back on.
Questions
What color were Lin's rain boots?
Which boot was gone?
What was inside the boot?
What did Lin set by the boot?
Why did Lin not grab the frog?
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Name ____________________▲
The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside
It was a rainy day. Lin had on her yellow rain boots. She went out to the pond to splash.
Splash, splash! Then she hopped on one foot. Her left boot was gone!
Lin looked by the log. She looked by the reeds. Then she saw her boot on the grass. Something was moving inside.
Ribbit! A green frog peeked out.
Lin did not grab. She set a big leaf by the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then into the pond. Lin shook out the boot and put it back on.
"Thank you for the loan," she said.
Questions
What color were Lin's rain boots?
Which boot was gone?
What was inside the boot?
What did Lin set next to the boot?
Why did Lin not grab the frog?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside
It was a drizzly afternoon, and Lin was wearing her bright yellow rain boots. She marched out to the pond so she could splash in the puddles.
Splish, splash! Suddenly she found herself hopping on one foot. Her left boot had disappeared!
Lin searched beside the log and among the tall reeds. At last she spotted her boot lying on the grass. Something was wriggling inside it.
Ribbit! A small green frog peeked out of the top.
Lin did not grab the frog, because she did not want to frighten it. Instead she laid a big leaf next to the boot. The frog hopped onto the leaf and then back into the pond. Lin shook out her boot and pulled it on.
Questions
What color were Lin's rain boots?
Which of her boots had disappeared?
What was wriggling inside the boot?
What did Lin lay next to the boot?
Why did Lin choose not to grab the frog?
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Answer key: The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.6)
Yellow.
The left boot.
A green frog.
A big leaf.
She did not want to scare it.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade -0.4)
Yellow.
The left boot.
A green frog.
A big leaf.
She wanted to be kind and not scare it.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 2)
Bright yellow.
The left boot.
A small green frog.
A big leaf.
She did not want to frighten it, so she helped it gently.
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put pond, reeds, peek, splash and boot on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the story 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 retell the story in three sentences: how it began, what the problem was, and how it ended.
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What reading level is "The Rain Boot With a Frog Inside"?
It was written for 1st grade. It has 101 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.
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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