Name: ____________________Date: ____________
The Red Bus
A bus is red.
A bus is big.
Big bus, red bus!
A kid gets on.
A pig gets on.
A cat gets on.
Run, bus, run!
Run, run, run!
Questions
1. What color is the bus?
- Red
- Green
- Pink
2. Who gets on first?
- A pig
- A kid
- A cat
3. Who gets on last?
- A kid
- A pig
- A cat
4. What does the bus do at the end?
- Runs
- Naps
- Sits
Words to know
- bus: a big car
- kid: a child
- run: go fast
Answer key: The Red Bus
- A. Red
- B. A kid
- C. A cat
- A. Runs
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“The Red Bus” is a reading level 1 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 5 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 3 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 5 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in Kindergarten start at this level.
| This passage | 30 words, 8 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 5 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 5 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 1: 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.