Name: ____________________Date: ____________
The Big Truck
A big truck is in mud.
The truck can not go.
"Help, Gus, help!" said the truck.
Gus can help the truck.
A pup and Gus tug.
Tug, tug, tug!
The big truck can go!
The truck is not in mud.
Go, truck, go!
Questions
1. Where is the truck?
- On a log
- In a pond
- In mud
2. Who helps?
- Gus and a pup
- Fran and Ben
- Meg and Glen
3. What do they do?
- Nap
- Tug
- Hop
4. Why is the truck glad?
- It is wet
- It is red
- It can go
Words to know
- truck: a big van
- tug: pull hard
- mud: wet dirt
Answer key: The Big Truck
- C. In mud
- A. Gus and a pup
- B. Tug
- C. It can go
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“The Big Truck” 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 | 44 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.