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Beth is in bed.

About The Black Thing

A free early reader story from the Peabody library, Level 2. It has 11 short pages and about 52 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 2, Peabody's practice works on first sounds, rhymes; the level page says what is in each.

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This is a first reader, so it also prints as a little book or on one page: print this book. For more like it, see beginning reader books, decodable readers, sight word stories.

More stories at Level 2

All the Level 2 stories, or the whole library.

For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (4)
  1. What is on the wall?
    • A. A frog
    • B. A black thing
    • C. A fan
    Show answerB. A black thing
  2. What does the thing do?
    • A. Hops away
    • B. Yells
    • C. Lifts a hand
    Show answerC. Lifts a hand
  3. Whose hand is it?
    • A. Beth's
    • B. Dad's
    • C. Chip's
    Show answerA. Beth's
  4. Why is Beth glad?
    • A. She is scared
    • B. She sees it is her own hand
    • C. She is mad
    Show answerB. She sees it is her own hand

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