Boy Yells Wolf
Ben has sheep on a hill.
It is dull. He is sad.
"Wolf! Wolf!" yells Ben.
The men run up. No wolf!
Ben laughs. The men are mad.
He yells it again. No wolf!
Then a wolf comes!
"Wolf! Wolf!" yells Ben.
No man comes.
The sheep run. The wolf goes.
An old man helps Ben.
"Do not fib," he says.
Questions
- Hens
- Sheep
- Pigs
- Wolf
- Fire
- Help me
- The men
- The sheep
- The wolf
- He is in bed
- They think it is a fib
- It is dark
- Do not fib
- Run fast
- Go home
Words to know
- wolf: a wild dog
- fib: a made-up tale
- hill: a small mound
Answer key: Boy Yells Wolf
- B. Sheep
- A. Wolf
- A. The men
- B. They think it is a fib
- A. Do not fib
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Boy Yells Wolf” 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 | 61 words, 12 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.