2nd grade fiction passage about finding a lost shoe: 106 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradefictionfinding a lost shoe106 words
Nora Looks for Her Shoe
It was time for school, and Nora had only one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where could it be?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday she had played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. There was Biscuit, chewing on something under the porch. It was the shoe! It was a little wet, but it was fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes and ran to the bus.
Questions
What was Nora missing? in the text
What are two places Nora looked for the shoe? in the text
What did Nora's mom tell her to do? in the text
Where did Nora find the shoe? in the text
Who was chewing on the shoe? in the text
Why did Nora go outside to look? think about it
Words to know
closet
a small room or space for keeping clothes
porch
a covered space by the door of a house
chewing
biting something again and again
puppy
a young dog
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Nora Looks for Her Shoe
2nd grade reading passage
It was time for school, and Nora had only one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where could it be?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday she had played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. There was Biscuit, chewing on something under the porch. It was the shoe! It was a little wet, but it was fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes and ran to the bus.
Questions
What was Nora missing?
What are two places Nora looked for the shoe?
What did Nora's mom tell her to do?
Where did Nora find the shoe?
Who was chewing on the shoe?
Why did Nora go outside to look?
Words to know
closet: a small room or space for keeping clothes
porch: a covered space by the door of a house
chewing: biting something again and again
puppy: a young dog
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One passage, three levels
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.
● Easier · 94 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.8
It was time for school. Nora had one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where is it?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought. Yesterday she played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. Biscuit was under the porch. He was chewing on the shoe! It was a little wet. But it was fine.
"Thank you, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes. She ran to the bus.
▲ This passage · 106 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.6
It was time for school, and Nora had only one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where could it be?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday she had played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. There was Biscuit, chewing on something under the porch. It was the shoe! It was a little wet, but it was fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes and ran to the bus.
■ Harder · 121 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.1
It was almost time for school, but Nora could only find one shoe. She searched under her bed, she searched inside the closet, and she searched behind the bedroom door. The other shoe had completely vanished.
"Where could it possibly be?" asked Nora.
Her mom suggested, "Try to remember where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday afternoon she had been playing in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora raced outside. There was Biscuit, happily chewing on something beneath the porch. It was her shoe! It was a little bit wet, but otherwise it was perfectly fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," giggled Nora. She slipped on both shoes and dashed off to catch the bus.
It was time for school. Nora had one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where is it?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought. Yesterday she played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. Biscuit was under the porch. He was chewing on the shoe! It was a little wet. But it was fine.
"Thank you, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes. She ran to the bus.
Questions
What was Nora missing?
What are two places Nora looked?
What did Nora's mom say to do?
Where did Nora find the shoe?
Who was chewing on the shoe?
Why did Nora go outside to look?
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Name ____________________▲
Nora Looks for Her Shoe
It was time for school, and Nora had only one shoe. She looked under her bed. She looked in the closet. She looked behind the door. The other shoe was gone.
"Where could it be?" asked Nora.
Her mom said, "Think about where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday she had played in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora ran outside. There was Biscuit, chewing on something under the porch. It was the shoe! It was a little wet, but it was fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," said Nora. She put on both shoes and ran to the bus.
Questions
What was Nora missing?
What are two places Nora looked for the shoe?
What did Nora's mom tell her to do?
Where did Nora find the shoe?
Who was chewing on the shoe?
Why did Nora go outside to look?
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Name ____________________■
Nora Looks for Her Shoe
It was almost time for school, but Nora could only find one shoe. She searched under her bed, she searched inside the closet, and she searched behind the bedroom door. The other shoe had completely vanished.
"Where could it possibly be?" asked Nora.
Her mom suggested, "Try to remember where you took it off." Nora thought and thought. Yesterday afternoon she had been playing in the yard with her puppy, Biscuit.
Nora raced outside. There was Biscuit, happily chewing on something beneath the porch. It was her shoe! It was a little bit wet, but otherwise it was perfectly fine.
"Thank you for keeping it safe, Biscuit," giggled Nora. She slipped on both shoes and dashed off to catch the bus.
Questions
What could Nora not find?
What are two places where Nora searched for the shoe?
What did Nora's mom suggest that she do?
Where did Nora find the shoe?
Who was chewing on the shoe?
Why did Nora think to look outside?
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Answer key: Nora Looks for Her Shoe
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.8)
One shoe.
Any two of: under her bed, in the closet, behind the door.
Think about where she took the shoe off.
Under the porch.
Biscuit, her puppy.
She had played in the yard with Biscuit the day before.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.6)
One of her shoes.
Any two of: under her bed, in the closet, behind the door.
Think about where she took the shoe off.
Under the porch.
Her puppy, Biscuit.
She remembered that she had played in the yard with Biscuit the day before.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.1)
One of her shoes.
Any two of: under her bed, inside the closet, behind the bedroom door.
Try to remember where she took the shoe off.
Beneath the porch.
Her puppy, Biscuit.
She remembered playing in the yard with Biscuit the afternoon before.
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put closet, porch, chewing and puppy on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the story will be about.
Read it aloud once while students follow along, then have them reread it alone or with a partner. At a calm 100 words a minute it takes about 1 minute to read aloud.
Use the Read it big button (or B) to put the text on the projector, and Show answer on one question at a time so the class commits to an answer first.
Question 6 asks the reader to infer. Ask students to point to the words in the passage that led them to their answer.
Ask students to retell the story in three sentences: how it began, what the problem was, and how it ended.
Print the student copy for independent work and keep the answer-key copy for yourself.
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 106 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.6. 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.
What do the questions ask?
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.
How long does it take to read?
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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