1st grade nonfiction passage about road signs: 83 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A stop sign is red. It has white letters that say STOP. And it has eight sides.
The shape is special. It helps a driver know the sign from far away. It helps even when snow covers the letters.
When a driver sees a stop sign, the car must stop. The driver looks both ways. Then the driver goes when it is safe.
A stop sign is a rule that keeps people safe. Walkers and drivers can all get where they are going.
How many sides does a stop sign have? in the text
What color is a stop sign? in the text
What does a driver do at a stop sign? in the text
Why does the special shape help a driver? think about it
Why is a stop sign called a rule that keeps people safe? 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 stop sign is red. It has white letters. The letters say STOP. It has eight sides.
The shape is special. A driver can know it from far away. It helps when snow covers the letters.
A driver sees the sign. The car stops. The driver looks both ways. Then it is safe to go.
A stop sign is a rule. It keeps people safe.
A stop sign is red. It has white letters that say STOP. And it has eight sides.
The shape is special. It helps a driver know the sign from far away. It helps even when snow covers the letters.
When a driver sees a stop sign, the car must stop. The driver looks both ways. Then the driver goes when it is safe.
A stop sign is a rule that keeps people safe. Walkers and drivers can all get where they are going.
A stop sign is bright red, and it has white letters that spell the word STOP. It also has eight sides, which makes it different from most other signs.
That special shape helps a driver recognize the sign from far away. It even helps when snow has covered up the letters.
When a driver sees a stop sign, the car must come to a full stop. The driver looks both ways, and then the driver goes only when it is safe.
A stop sign is a rule that protects people. Walkers and drivers can all reach the places they are going.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 83 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.4. 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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