2nd grade fiction passage about losing a tooth: 112 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradefictionlosing a tooth112 words
The Wobbly Tooth
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it with her tongue. It wiggled when she ate her toast. All week, it hung on tight.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can visit."
Her big brother Sam gave her an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said. "That might do it."
Mia took a big bite of the apple. Crunch! The apple had a little dot in it. It was her tooth! She did not even feel it come out.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big gap-toothed smile.
Questions
What was wrong with Mia's tooth? in the text
What did Mia want to happen? in the text
Who gave Mia an idea? in the text
What did Mia eat to make the tooth come out? in the text
Where did Mia put the tooth that night? in the text
How did Mia feel at the end of the story? How can you tell? think about it
Words to know
wobbly
moving a little from side to side
wiggled
moved quickly from side to side
crunchy
making a loud noise when you bite it
pillow
a soft cushion for your head
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The Wobbly Tooth
2nd grade reading passage
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it with her tongue. It wiggled when she ate her toast. All week, it hung on tight.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can visit."
Her big brother Sam gave her an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said. "That might do it."
Mia took a big bite of the apple. Crunch! The apple had a little dot in it. It was her tooth! She did not even feel it come out.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big gap-toothed smile.
Questions
What was wrong with Mia's tooth?
What did Mia want to happen?
Who gave Mia an idea?
What did Mia eat to make the tooth come out?
Where did Mia put the tooth that night?
How did Mia feel at the end of the story? How can you tell?
Words to know
wobbly: moving a little from side to side
wiggled: moved quickly from side to side
crunchy: making a loud noise when you bite it
pillow: a soft cushion for your head
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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 0.3
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it. It wiggled when she ate toast. All week, it stayed in.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can come."
Her big brother Sam had an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said.
Mia took a big bite. Crunch! There was a little dot in the apple. It was her tooth! It did not even hurt.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big smile.
▲ This passage · 112 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.6
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it with her tongue. It wiggled when she ate her toast. All week, it hung on tight.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can visit."
Her big brother Sam gave her an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said. "That might do it."
Mia took a big bite of the apple. Crunch! The apple had a little dot in it. It was her tooth! She did not even feel it come out.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big gap-toothed smile.
■ Harder · 131 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 2.5
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled whenever she pushed it with her tongue, and it wiggled whenever she chewed her toast. All week long, however, it stubbornly hung on.
"I really want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can come to visit me."
Her big brother Sam had a helpful idea. "Try eating a crunchy apple," he suggested. "That might do the trick."
Mia took an enormous bite of the apple. Crunch! There was a tiny white dot stuck in the apple, and it was her tooth! She had not felt it come out at all.
That night, Mia tucked the tooth beneath her pillow. When she woke up in the morning, a shiny coin was waiting there. Mia beamed with a big, gap-toothed smile.
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it. It wiggled when she ate toast. All week, it stayed in.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can come."
Her big brother Sam had an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said.
Mia took a big bite. Crunch! There was a little dot in the apple. It was her tooth! It did not even hurt.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big smile.
Questions
What was wrong with Mia's tooth?
What did Mia want?
Who had an idea?
What did Mia eat?
Where did Mia put the tooth?
How did Mia feel at the end? How can you tell?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________▲
The Wobbly Tooth
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled when she pushed it with her tongue. It wiggled when she ate her toast. All week, it hung on tight.
"I want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can visit."
Her big brother Sam gave her an idea. "Eat a crunchy apple," he said. "That might do it."
Mia took a big bite of the apple. Crunch! The apple had a little dot in it. It was her tooth! She did not even feel it come out.
That night, Mia put the tooth under her pillow. In the morning, a shiny coin was there. Mia smiled a big gap-toothed smile.
Questions
What was wrong with Mia's tooth?
What did Mia want to happen?
Who gave Mia an idea?
What did Mia eat to make the tooth come out?
Where did Mia put the tooth that night?
How did Mia feel at the end of the story? How can you tell?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
The Wobbly Tooth
Mia had a wobbly tooth. It wiggled whenever she pushed it with her tongue, and it wiggled whenever she chewed her toast. All week long, however, it stubbornly hung on.
"I really want it to come out," said Mia. "Then the tooth fairy can come to visit me."
Her big brother Sam had a helpful idea. "Try eating a crunchy apple," he suggested. "That might do the trick."
Mia took an enormous bite of the apple. Crunch! There was a tiny white dot stuck in the apple, and it was her tooth! She had not felt it come out at all.
That night, Mia tucked the tooth beneath her pillow. When she woke up in the morning, a shiny coin was waiting there. Mia beamed with a big, gap-toothed smile.
Questions
What was wrong with Mia's tooth?
What did Mia hope would happen once the tooth came out?
Who suggested a helpful idea to Mia?
What did Mia bite into to make the tooth come out?
Where did Mia tuck the tooth that night?
How did Mia feel at the end of the story, and how can you tell?
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Answer key: The Wobbly Tooth
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.3)
It was wobbly.
She wanted the tooth to come out so the tooth fairy could come.
Her brother Sam.
A crunchy apple.
Under her pillow.
Happy. She smiled a big smile.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.6)
It was wobbly.
She wanted the tooth to come out so the tooth fairy could visit.
Her big brother Sam.
A crunchy apple.
Under her pillow.
Happy. She smiled a big smile when she found the coin.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 2.5)
It was wobbly.
That the tooth fairy would come to visit her.
Her big brother Sam.
A crunchy apple.
Beneath her pillow.
She felt happy, because she beamed with a big smile when she found the coin.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put wobbly, wiggled, crunchy and pillow 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 112 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.6. 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.
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