Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Go, Snail, Go!
Go, car, go!
Go, bus, go!
Go, boat, go!
Go, train, go!
Go, ship, go!
Go, truck, go!
Go, snail, go!
The snail is slow.
Snail, hop on!
Go, truck, go!
The snail is fast!
Questions
1. Who is slow?
- The train
- The snail
- The bus
2. What does the snail hop on?
- A truck
- A bus
- A ship
3. How is the snail at the end?
- Slow
- Sad
- Fast
4. What goes first?
- A car
- A ship
- A snail
Words to know
- car: drives on roads
- bus: big car
- truck: carries big loads
- snail: slow shell animal
- slow: not fast
Answer key: Go, Snail, Go!
- B. The snail
- A. A truck
- C. Fast
- A. A car
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Go, Snail, Go!” is a reading level 3 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 6 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 4 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 6 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in 1st grade start at this level.
| This passage | 35 words, 11 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 5 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 6 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 6 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 3: 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.