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Part One

Goat got a red boat.

About Goat and the Boat

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 4. It has 14 short pages and about 75 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 4, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

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More stories at Level 4

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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (4)
  1. What does Goat have?
    • A. A red boat
    • B. A big bus
    • C. A kite
    Show answerA. A red boat
  2. Who gets in the boat?
    • A. A pig and a cat
    • B. Toad and Hen
    • C. A dog
    Show answerB. Toad and Hen
  3. Why is Goat slow?
    • A. The load is big
    • B. He is sad
    • C. The road is wet
    Show answerA. The load is big
  4. What happens at the end?
    • A. Goat naps
    • B. Goat gets to ride
    • C. The boat sinks
    Show answerB. Goat gets to ride

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