1st grade nonfiction passage about secret ballots: 94 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
When grown-ups vote, they get a paper called a ballot. They mark their choice on it. They do this in a quiet spot with a little wall around it.
Then they fold the ballot. They put it in a box. No one sees how they voted.
Why is a vote secret? Each person can choose what they really want. No one can tease them. No one can tell them they are wrong.
Later, people count all the ballots. They count the choices, not the names.
A secret vote lets every person choose freely.
What is a paper that people vote on called? in the text
Where do people put their ballots? in the text
What do people count after the vote? in the text
Why is a vote kept secret? think about it
Why is there a little wall around the quiet spot? 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.
Grown-ups vote with a paper. The paper is a ballot. They mark their choice. They do it in a quiet spot with a little wall.
Then they fold the ballot. They put it in a box. No one sees how they voted.
Why is a vote secret? Each person picks what they want. No one can tease them. No one can say they are wrong.
Later, people count the ballots. They count the choices, not the names.
A secret vote lets each person choose.
When grown-ups vote, they get a paper called a ballot. They mark their choice on it. They do this in a quiet spot with a little wall around it.
Then they fold the ballot. They put it in a box. No one sees how they voted.
Why is a vote secret? Each person can choose what they really want. No one can tease them. No one can tell them they are wrong.
Later, people count all the ballots. They count the choices, not the names.
A secret vote lets every person choose freely.
When grown-ups vote, they are handed a paper called a ballot, and they mark their choice on it. They do this in a quiet spot that has a small wall around it.
Next, they fold the ballot and drop it into a box. No one else gets to see how they voted.
Why is a vote kept secret? Because each person can choose what they truly want. No one can tease them, and no one can tell them that their choice is wrong.
Afterward, people count all of the ballots. They count the choices rather than the names.
A secret vote lets every person choose freely.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 94 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 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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