Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Stop, Dad!
Fran has a drum.
Bang, bang, bang!
"Stop, Fran!" said Dad.
Fran sits. Sad, sad, sad!
Fran can not bang.
Dad has the drum!
Dad sits.
Bang, bang, bang!
"Stop, Dad!" said Fran.
Dad can not stop!
Fran has a lid.
Lid, lid, bang, bang!
Questions
1. What does Fran have?
- A drum
- A bus
- A cat
2. What does Dad say?
- Go, Fran!
- Stop, Fran!
- Nap, Fran!
3. What does Dad do with the drum?
- Naps on it
- Bangs it
- Hides it
4. What does Fran get at the end?
- A lid
- A hat
- A pan
Words to know
- drum: you bang it
- bang: a loud hit
- stop: quit it
- lid: a pot top
Answer key: Stop, Dad!
- A. A drum
- B. Stop, Fran!
- B. Bangs it
- A. A lid
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Stop, Dad!” 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 | 45 words, 12 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 4 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.