Fox Wants Grapes
Fox sees a vine.
The grapes are up on top.
"I want a grape!" says Fox.
Fox jumps and snaps. No grape!
He jumps up. No grape.
Fox gets on a rock.
He jumps up. No grape!
"I do not want them," says Fox.
"The grapes are sour!"
He lifts his nose and goes.
He is sad. He will not tell.
Questions
- A vine
- A hen
- A pond
- In a box
- Up on top
- In the mud
- A rock
- A bed
- A bus
- They are sweet
- They are sour
- They are mine
- He cannot get them
- He ate them
- He is full
Words to know
- grape: a small round fruit
- vine: a plant that climbs
- sour: not sweet
Answer key: Fox Wants Grapes
- A. A vine
- B. Up on top
- A. A rock
- B. They are sour
- A. He cannot get them
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Fox Wants Grapes” 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, 11 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.