Snail Wins the Race
"Let us race to the gate!" said Jay.
"Wait," said Gail. "Can Snail race?"
Snail is on the trail.
Jay and Gail run in the rain.
Splash! Jay slips in the mud.
Gail stops to play in the rain.
Snail did not stop. Snail went on.
Snail went up the trail.
"Look!" said Gail. "Snail is at the gate!"
Snail wins the race!
Jay and Gail clap for Snail.
Questions
- The gate
- The pond
- The bus
- He slips in the mud
- He is sad
- He sees a cat
- Jay
- Gail
- Snail
- Snail is fast
- Snail does not stop
- Snail can fly
Words to know
- race: see who is fastest
- trail: a little path
- wait: stay and do not go yet
- slips: slides and falls
Answer key: Snail Wins the Race
- A. The gate
- A. He slips in the mud
- C. Snail
- B. Snail does not stop
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Snail Wins the Race” 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 | 69 words, 11 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.