Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Yum!
I eat a pear.
I eat a nut.
I eat a bun.
I eat a pie.
I eat a cake.
I eat a cookie.
I eat a... bug?
No, no, no!
The frog eats it.
Yum, says the frog.
Questions
1. What does the frog eat?
- A bug
- A pie
- A pear
2. Who eats the bug?
- Me
- The frog
- The cat
3. What do I eat first?
- A pie
- A pear
- A bug
4. What does the frog say?
- Yum
- Moo
- Bye
5. Which one is not food for me?
- A bun
- A bug
- A pie
Words to know
- pear: sweet fruit
- nut: crunchy snack
- pie: baked treat
- bug: tiny critter
- frog: green hopper
Answer key: Yum!
- A. A bug
- B. The frog
- B. A pear
- A. Yum
- B. A bug
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Yum!” 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 | 39 words, 10 screens, 5 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 5 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.