1st grade nonfiction passage about shoe repair: 92 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A shoe fixer helps old shoes last longer. Say a boy has a boot with a hole in the bottom. The bottom of a shoe is called the sole.
The fixer looks at the boot first. Then she pulls off the old sole. She puts glue on a new one and presses it in place. She taps in tiny nails to hold it tight.
Last, she rubs the boot with polish until it shines. The boy gets his boot back. It feels like new, and no one had to throw it away.
What is the bottom of a shoe called? in the text
What is wrong with the boy's boot? in the text
What does the fixer put on the new sole? in the text
What does she rub on the boot at the end? in the text
What does the fixer do right after she looks at the boot? in the text
Why is it good to fix a boot and not throw it away? 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 shoe fixer helps old shoes last. A boy has a boot. It has a hole in the bottom. The bottom of a shoe is the sole.
The fixer pulls off the old sole. She puts glue on a new one. She presses it on. She taps in tiny nails.
Then she rubs on polish. The boot shines. The boy gets it back. No one has to throw it away.
A shoe fixer helps old shoes last longer. Say a boy has a boot with a hole in the bottom. The bottom of a shoe is called the sole.
The fixer looks at the boot first. Then she pulls off the old sole. She puts glue on a new one and presses it in place. She taps in tiny nails to hold it tight.
Last, she rubs the boot with polish until it shines. The boy gets his boot back. It feels like new, and no one had to throw it away.
A shoe fixer helps old shoes last much longer than they would on their own. Imagine that a boy brings in a boot with a hole in the bottom. The bottom part of a shoe is called the sole.
The fixer examines the boot carefully. Then she pulls off the worn sole, spreads glue on a new one, and presses it firmly into place. To hold it tight, she taps in tiny nails with a small hammer.
Finally, she rubs the boot with polish until it shines. The boy gets his boot back, and it feels almost new. Nobody had to throw it away.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 92 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.5. 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 six. 5 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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