Reading 1
Andy saw a school bag hanging from the top of a tree. He got a ladder and set it up against the tree. He climbed the ladder and looked inside the bag. When Andy looked inside he saw stacks and stacks of hundred dollar bills! What did Andy see hanging in the tree? What was inside the bag?
1. a schoolbag
2. stacks of hundred dollar bills
Jack couldn’t write because the tip of his pencil broke. He walked over to the pencil sharpener to sharpen it. Why wasn't Javaine able to write? How did Jack fix the problem?
He couldn’t write because his pencil broke.
He took it to the pencil sharper and sharpened it.
Al was on his way home when it began to rain. He opened his umbrella, but a strong wind blew it inside out. He was drenched when he got home. a. Why did Al open his umbrella? b. How did his umbrella break? c. What does drenched mean?
He opened it because it started to rain. b. When he opened the umbrella, a strong wind blew it inside out. c. He was wet or soaked.
Mrs. Smith bought a PS5 for her daughter's birthday. She hid it in a box in her closet so she would not see it. Why did Mrs. Smith hide the video game from her daughter? Where did she hide it?
She hid it because it was for her daughter’s birthday and she wanted it to be a surprise. b. She put it in a box in her closet
Mr. Jones went out to the garden to work. The ground was wet and muddy so he slipped boots on over his feet so they would stay clean. a. How did he keep his feet clean? b. Why did he put boots on?
a. He put boots on his feet.
b. He put boots on because he didn’t want to get his feet muddy in the garden.
Last night there was a snowstorm. The snow piled so high it covered Kevin's entire car. When Kevin went out to clean off the car, a strong wind blew and a tree branch fell on top of the car! Now the hood of the car is smashed. Why was the car covered in snow? How did the hood of the car smash?
It snowed the night before and a strong wind blew and a tree branch fell and smashed the hood of the car.
Tim ran over a nail with his scooter and it punctured the tire. The tire went flat. He had to walk the scooter 3 miles home to get it fixed. What happened to Tim's tire? What did he have to do because the tire was flat?
Tim ran over a nail and his tire went flat. He had to walk 3 miles home.
Luke's dog saw a cat and started to chase it. The cat ran quickly and climbed a tree. The cat was out of reach of the dog. a. Why did the cat run? b. How did the cat get away from the dog?
The cat ran because a dog was chasing it. b. The cat ran quickly and climbed a tree.
After Alex was finished playing basketball, he left his jacket on the bench at the park. When he found it the next morning it was wet because it rained the previous night. a. Why was his jacket at the park? b. Why was it wet? c. What does previous mean?
Alex's jacket was at the park because he left it on the bench after the basketball game. b. It got wet when it rained. c. It happened before something else.
Mrs. Young was cold so she decided to make something hot to drink. She put a tea bag in a mug. She heated hot water and poured it into the mug. She added 2 spoonfuls of sugar and a slice of lemon. a. Why did Mrs. Yeager want something hot to drink? . How many spoonfuls of sugar did she add?
a. She was cold.
b. She added two spoonfuls of sugar.
Fred was playing Roblox on his computer during class. His mom spoke to him the night before and told him he was not allowed to be playing games during class.
While Fred was playing his game his mom entered his room and saw he was playing the game. She told him he was now grounded and was not allowed to play any video games for one week. What was Flavio playing on his computer? What happened when his mom found out?
He was playing Roblox and when his mom found out he was grounded for one week from playing his computer.
Joe pushed the buttons on the remote, but it didn’t turn on. He opened the back and took the batteries out. He put new batteries in. He pushed the buttons and the TV turned on. Why didn’t the remote work? b. How did Joe fix it?
The remote didn’t work because the batteries were dead. b. Joe opened the back of the remote and put new batteries in.
Beth walked quietly into the bedroom so she wouldn’t disturb the sleeping baby. a. Why did she walk quietly? What does disturb mean?
a. She walked quietly because the baby was sleeping.
b. bother or interrupt.
Pete left the window open in his house. A bird saw bread on the table and flew in to eat it. Pete used a net to catch the bird and released him outside. a. Why did the bird come into the house? b. How did the bird get back outside? c. What does release mean?
The bird flew through the window to get bread. b. Pete caught him with a net and released him outside. c. Release means to let something go free.
Mike went to the grocery store to get ingredients for cookies. He got milk, eggs, flour, and sugar. He couldn’t carry all the items in his arms so he got a grocery cart. a. Why did Mike go to the grocery store? b. How did he carry the items?
a. Mike went to the grocery store because he needed ingredients for cookies.
b. Mike carried the items in a grocery cart.
The birthday present given to Addy had a beautiful ribbon. Addy ripped open the present and saw it was a brand new Baby Alive! She couldn't believe it! It was the doll she always wanted. She was so excited she jumped in the air! What did Addyson get as a present? hat did she do when she saw her gift?
Addyson got a Baby Alive doll.
She was so excited she jumped in the air.
The dog was barking because he was hungry. Jay opened the dog food bag, poured some in the bowl, and gave it to the dog. a. Why did the dog bark? b. How did Jay feed the dog?
The dog barked because he was hungry. b. Jay opened a bag of dog food, poured it into the dog bowl, and gave it to him.
Larry put 100 candles on the cake for the 100th day of school celebration. His mom lit the candles carefully with a match. a. Who lit the candles? b. Why did he put candles on the cake? c. How many candles did he light?
Larry's mom lit them carefully with a match. He put 100 candles on the cake for 100 days of school.
Tony didn’t understand a question in his homework because he didn’t know the meaning of a word. He looked it up in a dictionary and then knew the answer. a. Why couldn’t he answer the question? b. How did he solve the problem?
a. Tony didn’t know the meaning of a word. b. He looked the word up in the dictionary.
Ryan was really hot and thirsty after playing tag at the park. He decided to get water from the vending machine. He put money into the slot and pushed a button for water. A bottle came out at the bottom. a. Why was Ryan hot and thirsty? b. How did he get water to drink?
a. Ryan just finished playing freedom at the park.
b. He put money into a vending machine and pushed a button.
Abby's baby brother was crying because he was hungry. He cried until she gave him a bottle. Why was the baby crying? How did Abby get the baby to stop crying?
The baby was crying because he was hungry. Abby gave him a bottle.
Alex didn’t have his shoelaces tied in the schoolyard. He tripped over them and fell. He injured his elbow and went to the nurse's office for a bandaid. a. How did Alex fall? b. Why did he go to the school nurse? c. What does injured mean?
He tripped over his shoelaces and fell. b. He injured his elbow and needed a bandaid. c. Injured means hurt, or harmed in some way.
Jack won a ribbon for the best poster for the kindness challenge poster contest. He walked across the stage to accept the ribbon. a. Why did Jack win a ribbon?
He won a ribbon because his poster was voted the best.
Fred could not get the jelly jar open because the lid was stuck on tight. He ran hot water over the lid and tried to open it again. This time it opened. a. Why wouldn’t the jelly jar open? b. How did Fred get it to open?
a. The lid was too tight.
b. Fred ran the lid under hot water and loosened it up.
Steve needs money to pay for a new PS5. After a large snowstorm, Steve shoveled snow on his block and earned $50. a. Why did Steve need money? b. How did he earn the money?
a. He needs money for a PS4.
b. He earned the money by shoveling snow.