1st grade nonfiction passage about window washers: 87 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Some buildings are very tall. Their windows get dusty. Who cleans windows way up high? A window washer does.
The washer sits on a flat seat. The seat hangs from strong ropes. The washer wears a belt that clips to a rope, so he stays safe.
He wets the glass with soapy water. Then he pulls a tool called a squeegee across it. The squeegee wipes the water off in one smooth line. The glass is clear again. He can see the whole town from up there.
What gets dusty on tall buildings? in the text
What does the washer sit on? in the text
What is the tool called that wipes the water off? in the text
What does the washer wet the glass with? in the text
Why does the washer wear a belt that clips to a rope? think about it
Why is the glass clear after the squeegee goes across it? 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.
Some buildings are tall. Their windows get dusty. A window washer cleans them.
The washer sits on a seat. The seat hangs from ropes. His belt clips to a rope. That keeps him safe.
He wets the glass with soapy water. Then he wipes it with a squeegee. The water comes off in one line. The glass is clear.
Some buildings are very tall. Their windows get dusty. Who cleans windows way up high? A window washer does.
The washer sits on a flat seat. The seat hangs from strong ropes. The washer wears a belt that clips to a rope, so he stays safe.
He wets the glass with soapy water. Then he pulls a tool called a squeegee across it. The squeegee wipes the water off in one smooth line. The glass is clear again. He can see the whole town from up there.
Some buildings are so tall that their windows collect a lot of dust. Who cleans the windows way up high? A window washer does.
The washer sits on a flat seat that hangs from strong ropes. He also wears a belt that clips to a rope, so he stays safe while he works.
First, he wets the glass with soapy water. Next, he pulls a tool called a squeegee across the window. The squeegee wipes the water away in one smooth line, and the glass is clear again. From up there, he can see the whole town.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 87 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.3. 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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