Mort and the Storm
A storm is on the farm.
It is dark. Mort the dog is sad.
Bang! Mort runs to the barn.
In the dark barn is a cat!
"Hiss!" said the cat. "My barn!"
Mort hides in the cart.
A pig is in the cart! "Snort!"
Mort runs to the yard.
Mort is wet and sad.
Then Jen runs to the yard.
"Mort! Come in!" said Jen.
Jen and Mort sit on the porch.
Bang, bang! Mort is snug.
Questions
- The barn
- The car
- The porch
- A cat
- A pig
- A hen
- He is wet in the storm
- He is lost
- He has no bone
- In the barn
- On the porch with Jen
- In the cart
Words to know
- storm: wind, rain and bangs
- barn: a big farm shed
- cart: a box on wheels
- snug: warm and safe
Answer key: Mort and the Storm
- A. The barn
- B. A pig
- A. He is wet in the storm
- B. On the porch with Jen
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Mort and the Storm” 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 | 78 words, 13 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 4 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.