Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Ring the Bell
Ring, ring, ring!
A bell is on a hill.
Run, Meg, run!
Meg is on the hill.
Glen is on the hill.
Glen has a gift.
"A gift, Meg!" said Glen.
Meg has the gift!
Ring, ring, ring!
Questions
1. What rings?
- A cat
- A bell
- A dish
2. Who comes to the bell?
- Ben
- Fran
- Meg
3. What does Glen have?
- A gift
- A frog
- A bus
4. Who gets the gift?
- Glen
- Meg
- Ben
Words to know
- bell: it rings
- gift: a present
- hill: a small mountain
Answer key: Ring the Bell
- B. A bell
- C. Meg
- A. A gift
- B. Meg
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Ring the Bell” is a reading level 2 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. Readers reach this level by climbing, not by grade.
| This passage | 38 words, 9 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 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 2: 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.