1st grade nonfiction passage about helping neighbors find a lost pet: 96 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Oh no! A neighbor's dog is lost. Neighbors can help. One way is to make a poster.
A good poster has a big word at the top. The word is LOST. Then it has a clear picture of the dog.
Next, tell what the dog looks like. Write the dog's size and color. Write the dog's name. Name the street where the dog was last seen.
Last, add a phone number. A person who sees the dog can call.
Neighbors hang the poster on a pole near the park. Then many eyes look for the dog.
What big word goes at the top of the poster? in the text
What should the poster show? in the text
What is last on the poster? in the text
Where might neighbors hang the poster? in the text
Why is a phone number on the poster? think about it
Why do many eyes help? 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.
Oh no! A neighbor's dog is lost. Neighbors can help. They can make a poster.
A good poster has a big word at the top. The word is LOST. Then it has a clear picture of the dog.
Tell what the dog looks like. Write the size and color. Write the dog's name. Write the street where the dog was last seen.
Last, add a phone number. A person who sees the dog can call.
Neighbors hang the poster on a pole by the park. Then many eyes look for the dog.
Oh no! A neighbor's dog is lost. Neighbors can help. One way is to make a poster.
A good poster has a big word at the top. The word is LOST. Then it has a clear picture of the dog.
Next, tell what the dog looks like. Write the dog's size and color. Write the dog's name. Name the street where the dog was last seen.
Last, add a phone number. A person who sees the dog can call.
Neighbors hang the poster on a pole near the park. Then many eyes look for the dog.
Oh no, a neighbor's dog has gotten lost! Neighbors can help by making a poster.
A good poster begins with one big word at the top, and the word is LOST. Beneath it goes a clear picture of the dog.
Next, describe what the dog looks like. Write down the dog's size and color, and include the dog's name. Also name the street where the dog was last seen.
Finally, add a phone number so that anyone who spots the dog can call right away.
Neighbors can hang the poster on a pole near the park. Then many more eyes will be searching for the dog.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 96 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.2. 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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