Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Ant and Dove
Ant is by the water.
Oh no! Ant falls in!
Dove sees Ant.
Dove gets a leaf.
Drop! Ant gets on.
Ant is safe.
A man has a net.
He is by Dove.
Ant runs up. Bite!
The man yells, "Ow!"
The net falls. Dove flies.
Dove and Ant are glad.
Be kind to all.
Questions
1. Who falls in?
- Dove
- Ant
- A man
2. What does Dove get?
- A net
- A hat
- A leaf
3. Who has a net?
- A man
- Ant
- Dove
4. What does Ant do?
- Naps
- Sings
- Bites
5. What is the lesson?
- Run fast
- Be kind to all
- Naps are good
Words to know
- dove: a small bird
- leaf: from a tree
- net: string trap
Answer key: Ant and Dove
- B. Ant
- C. A leaf
- A. A man
- C. Bites
- B. Be kind to all
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Ant and Dove” is a reading level 4 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 8 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 5 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 8 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Readers reach this level by climbing, not by grade.
| This passage | 55 words, 13 screens, 5 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 8 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 8 |
| Skills practised at this level | phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words |
Reading level 4: the limits, a real sample and the free games. Peabody is a learning app, not an assessment: use the questions to talk about the story, not to grade a child.