3rd grade nonfiction passage about bookmobiles: 155 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
3rd gradenonfictionbookmobiles155 words
The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families live far out in the country. Some people find it hard to travel. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library inside a truck or a big van.
Inside, shelves line the walls. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the books, just like at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans your books.
A bookmobile follows a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. One week it might visit a school parking lot. The next day it might park near a senior center. People can look at the schedule to find the stop that is closest to home.
Books must come back on time so other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library goes to the people, and people can borrow stories without a long trip.
Questions
What is a bookmobile? in the text
Who drives the bookmobile? in the text
What do you show to borrow a book? in the text
What does a schedule tell people? in the text
Why must books come back on time? in the text
Why does a bookmobile help families who live far from town? think about it
Words to know
bookmobile
a library that travels in a truck or van
librarian
a person who works in a library
schedule
a list of places and times
magazines
thin books with articles and pictures that come out often
neighbors
people who live near you
Name ____________________________ Date ______________
The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner
3rd grade reading passage
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families live far out in the country. Some people find it hard to travel. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library inside a truck or a big van.
Inside, shelves line the walls. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the books, just like at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans your books.
A bookmobile follows a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. One week it might visit a school parking lot. The next day it might park near a senior center. People can look at the schedule to find the stop that is closest to home.
Books must come back on time so other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library goes to the people, and people can borrow stories without a long trip.
Questions
What is a bookmobile?
Who drives the bookmobile?
What do you show to borrow a book?
What does a schedule tell people?
Why must books come back on time?
Why does a bookmobile help families who live far from town?
Words to know
bookmobile: a library that travels in a truck or van
librarian: a person who works in a library
schedule: a list of places and times
magazines: thin books with articles and pictures that come out often
neighbors: people who live near you
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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 · 100 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.3
Not everyone lives near a library. Some families live far out in the country. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library in a truck or a van.
Inside, there are shelves. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile. You show your library card, and the librarian checks out your books.
A bookmobile has a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. People look at the schedule to find a stop near home.
Books must come back on time. Then other readers can borrow them. The library comes to the people.
▲ This passage · 155 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.9
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families live far out in the country. Some people find it hard to travel. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library inside a truck or a big van.
Inside, shelves line the walls. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the books, just like at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans your books.
A bookmobile follows a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. One week it might visit a school parking lot. The next day it might park near a senior center. People can look at the schedule to find the stop that is closest to home.
Books must come back on time so other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library goes to the people, and people can borrow stories without a long trip.
■ Harder · 168 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 7.6
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families make their homes far out in the country, and some people find it difficult to travel. A bookmobile serves these neighbors. It is a complete library built inside a truck or a large van.
Inside the vehicle, shelves line the walls and hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the materials, just as at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans each book that you borrow.
A bookmobile follows a regular schedule, stopping at the same places on the same days. One day it might visit a school parking lot, and on another it might park beside a senior center. People can study the schedule to find the stop that is closest to their homes.
Borrowed books must be returned on time so that other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library travels to the people, and neighbors can borrow stories without making a long trip.
Not everyone lives near a library. Some families live far out in the country. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library in a truck or a van.
Inside, there are shelves. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile. You show your library card, and the librarian checks out your books.
A bookmobile has a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. People look at the schedule to find a stop near home.
Books must come back on time. Then other readers can borrow them. The library comes to the people.
Questions
What is a bookmobile?
Who drives it?
What do you show to borrow a book?
What does the schedule tell people?
Why must books come back on time?
How does a bookmobile help families far from town?
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Name ____________________▲
The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families live far out in the country. Some people find it hard to travel. A bookmobile helps these neighbors. It is a library inside a truck or a big van.
Inside, shelves line the walls. They hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the books, just like at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans your books.
A bookmobile follows a schedule. It stops at the same places on the same days. One week it might visit a school parking lot. The next day it might park near a senior center. People can look at the schedule to find the stop that is closest to home.
Books must come back on time so other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library goes to the people, and people can borrow stories without a long trip.
Questions
What is a bookmobile?
Who drives the bookmobile?
What do you show to borrow a book?
What does a schedule tell people?
Why must books come back on time?
Why does a bookmobile help families who live far from town?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner
Not everyone lives close to a library. Some families make their homes far out in the country, and some people find it difficult to travel. A bookmobile serves these neighbors. It is a complete library built inside a truck or a large van.
Inside the vehicle, shelves line the walls and hold books, magazines and movies. A librarian drives the bookmobile and checks out the materials, just as at the main building. You show your library card, and the librarian scans each book that you borrow.
A bookmobile follows a regular schedule, stopping at the same places on the same days. One day it might visit a school parking lot, and on another it might park beside a senior center. People can study the schedule to find the stop that is closest to their homes.
Borrowed books must be returned on time so that other readers can enjoy them. With a bookmobile, the library travels to the people, and neighbors can borrow stories without making a long trip.
Questions
What is a bookmobile?
Who drives the bookmobile?
What do you show in order to borrow books?
What information does the schedule give people?
Why must borrowed books be returned on time?
Why does a bookmobile help families who live far from town?
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Answer key: The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.3)
A library in a truck or a van.
A librarian.
Your library card.
Where and when the bookmobile stops.
So other readers can borrow them.
It brings books to them, so they do not need a long trip.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.9)
A library inside a truck or a big van.
A librarian.
Your library card.
Where and when the bookmobile will stop.
So other readers can borrow and enjoy them.
It brings books to them, so they do not have to make a long trip.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 7.6)
A complete library built inside a truck or a large van.
A librarian.
Your library card.
Where and on which days the bookmobile will stop.
So that other readers can borrow and enjoy them.
The library comes to them, so they can borrow books without a long trip.
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put bookmobile, librarian, schedule, magazines and neighbors on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the text 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 2 minutes 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 write one question the passage did not answer, then look for the answer in a book or on a classroom screen.
Print the student copy for independent work and keep the answer-key copy for yourself.
What reading level is "The Library on Wheels Stops at Your Corner"?
It was written for 3rd grade. It has 155 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 4.9. 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 2 minutes read aloud at 100 words a minute. For a one-minute fluency check, paste it into the fluency timer and use the word count.
Can I print it?
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