Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Tap in the Dim
It is dim.
Tap, tap, tap!
I sit.
It is dim.
Tap, tap, tap!
I sit.
It is dim.
I sit.
Is it Dad?
Is it Pam?
It is Dan!
Tap, Dan, tap!
Questions
1. What goes tap, tap, tap?
- A bus
- A pan
- A hen
2. Who taps in the end?
- Dad
- Pam
- Dan
3. How is it at the start?
- Dim
- Hot
- Wet
4. Why does the child sit and wait?
- To eat a snack
- To find out who taps
- To go to bed
Words to know
- tap: hit softly
- dim: not bright
- sit: rest on a seat
Answer key: Tap in the Dim
- B. A pan
- C. Dan
- A. Dim
- B. To find out who taps
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Tap in the Dim” is a reading level 0 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 4 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 2 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 4 words on a screen. At most 4% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in Preschool start at this level.
| This passage | 33 words, 12 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 4 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 4 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 0: 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.