Level D

READING
COMPREHENSION

10 passages
with
comprehension
questions

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 Level D
READING
COMPREHENSION
Dear Teacher,
As teachers, we know how important it is to
provide students with appropriately leveled text. These
no prep leveled reading passages were created just for
that purpose! Not only do they include a variety of
engaging stories within the skill set for this level, they
also include level-aligned comprehension activities.
Students will benefit from using these leveled passages
in the following ways:
• Whole group
• Small group
• In tutoring
• As a guided homework activity
• Independently *(if passage is below the student’s
independent reading level)
The following components have been
incorporated based on the text and abilities of students
reading within Level D.
• Use of high frequency words and picture clues
• Multiple lines of text per page
• Simple text-based comprehension questions
• Simple inferential questions with multiple choice
Words with inflectional endings (s, ed, ing)
• Nonfiction text
• Decodable words (CVC, digraphs, blends)
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Picture
clues
Level
referenced
in the top Build
left corner fluency by
of every reading
page the
passage
three
times,
Multiple
marking or
lines of
coloring
text with
each time
high
it is read
frequency
words,
inflectional One text-
endings, based
CVC, and question
digraphs/ and one
blends question
that
requires a
basic
Comprehension activities to be completed inference
with guidance (for this level)
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Nonfiction Text
Vocabulary:
Level Review and
referenced color code
in the top throughout
left corner text
of every
page
Photographs
for picture
Multiple clues (in
lines of color and
text with black/white)
high
frequency
words, Build
inflectional fluency by
endings, reading
CVC, and the
digraphs/ passage
blends three
times,
marking or
coloring
Comprehension activities to be completed each time
with guidance (for this level) it is read
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At the Farm
We are at the farm.
I see a red barn. What do
you see? I see a pink pig.
He is in the mud. What do
you see? I see a brown cow. He is in the
grass. What do you see? I see a red hen.
He is in the dirt. What do you see? I see a
farmer. He is by the barn.
① What is one thing they see at the farm?
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② What else might they see?
○ whale ○ horse ○ dolphin © A Teachable Teacher
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Camping
We got our backpacks. They
have flashlights in them. We
will wear the backpacks. We
set up a tent. We put a
sleeping bag in it. We will
sleep in there. We set up
a fire. We put a pot over it. We will cook
in the pot. We love camping.
① What is in the tent?

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② Where could they be?
○ in the house ○ in the woods © A Teachable Teacher
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In Our House
There are many things in
our house. There is a couch. It is
big. We sit on the couch. There
is a refrigerator. It is cold.
Food is in it. There is a table. It
is brown. That is where we eat. There is a tub. It
is wet. That is where we wash up. There is a bed.
It is soft. That is where we sleep.
① What is one thing in the house?

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② What else could be in the house?
○ a horse ○ a sink ○ a car
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Swimming
Swimming is fun. Mack has
a goldfish. His goldfish can swim.
He swims fast. Kim has a turtle.
Her turtle can swim. He swims
slow. Sam has a dog. His dog can
swim. His dog does not like to
swim. I am a kid. I can swim, too.
I like to swim. Swimming is fun!
① Who does not like to swim?

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② Which one could be in the story?
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Pets
I heard chatting. I
looked at my dog. Was he
chatting? No, he was barking.
I looked at my cat. Was he chatting? No,
he was meowing. I looked at my bird. Was
he chatting? No, he was singing. I looked
at my mom. Was she chatting? Yes, she
was chatting with my Dad!
① Who was chatting?

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② Who else could be in the story?
○ fish ○ teacher ○ king
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Vocabulary
○ soil ○ worms ○ plants ○ dirty

In the Soil
Look at the soil. Do you
know what is in the soil?
Rocks are in the soil. They are little. Worms
are in the soil. They are long. Bugs are in the
soil. They are moving. Plants are in the soil.
They are growing. My hands are in the soil.
They are dirty.
① What is one thing in the soil?

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② What else could be in the soil?
○ sticks ○ fish ○ candy © A Teachable Teacher
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Vocabulary
○ animals ○ sleep ○ sharp ○ night
Cats
Cats are animals. Some
cats are big. Some cats are
small. Cats like to sleep.
They sleep a lot. Cats like to eat. They have
sharp teeth. Cats have sharp claws, too. Cats
can jump. They jump very high. Cats have
good eyes. They can see at night. Cats are
good pets.
① What do cats have that are sharp?

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② Cats are like _____.
○ dogs ○ plants ○ butterflies
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Vocabulary
○ circle ○ oval ○ rectangle ○ octagon ○ triangle
Shapes
Shapes are all around
us. I see a circle. The sun
is a circle. I see an oval.
Eggs are oval. I see a rectangle. The
window is a rectangle. I see an octagon.
The stop sign is an octagon. I see a
triangle. It is a chip. Yum! Shapes are all
around us.
① What shape are the eggs?

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② What else could be in the story?
○ clock ○ sheep ○ pencil © A Teachable Teacher
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Vocabulary
○ clouds ○ lightning ○ rain ○ wind
Storm
There is a storm.
Do you see that? I can
see clouds in the sky. Do
you hear that? I can hear the thunder. Do
you see that? I can see the lightning in the
sky. Do you feel that? I can feel the rain. Do
you feel that? I can feel the wind. We are in
a storm.
① What can you feel in the storm?

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② Where will they go next?
○ inside ○ outside © A Teachable Teacher
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Vocabulary
○ caterpillar ○ leaves ○ chrysalis ○ wings
Butterflies
First, the butterfly is
an egg. A caterpillar
comes out of the egg.
The caterpillar eats many leaves. Then, the
caterpillar makes a chrysalis. It is in the
chrysalis. Finally, a butterfly comes out of
the chrysalis. Look, it is a butterfly. It has big
wings.
① What is in the chrysalis?

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② Butterflies are like _____.
○ birds ○ whales © A Teachable Teacher
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