Passages Short a

My Cat
Pat is my black cat.
Pat likes to sit on her
mat.
She will take a nap
on her mat.
Pat is a good cat!
1. Who is Pat?
a.my cat
b.my dad
2. Where does she
sit?
a. on a log
b. on her mat
3. What will she do?

a.run and
jump
Jack the Cat
Jack is a cat.
Jack likes to play.
Jack likes Tam.
Jack likes to nap.
 Tam
the Rat
Tam is a rat.
He likes to run
away from cats.
Tam has a tan hat.
He keeps it in his
black bag.
His best friend is a
bat named Pat.
What is a
Pal?
A pal can help
you.
Sam and Nat
can help Dan.
A pal can play
with you.
Tad, Cam and
Nan can play.
A pal can be a
pet.
A pal can be
dad.
A pal is fun to be
with!
Are you a pal?
1. My dad saw a ___.
bat pat
2. The bat was ___.
red black
3. My dad was ____.
 The Man in the Van
I can see the man in
the van. His name is
Dan. His cat is Jan.
Dan has a plan. His
plan is to sit by the
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. What is the name
of the cat?

Jam Jan
2. Who is in the van?

Dan Ban
3. Where was Dan?

In the At the
van fan
4. Dan will sit by the
___.

fan van
 Rap the Dog
Rap is a dog.
I can see Rap.
Rap can tap me.
Rap can yap and
yap. I get Rap on
my lap.
Rap has a nap on my
lap.
Rap will not yap.
Rap will not tap.
Rap will nap and
nap.
1. Rap is a ____.

dog boy
2. Rap can __ me.

tap hug
3. Rap will nap on
my ____.

lap bed
 Pam’s New Pal
Pam has a new
pal.
She met her at the
park.
Pam and her pal
run and play.
1. Pam met her pal
at ____.
a. the park
b. school
2. Who is Pam’s pal?

a. Jim
b. Jam
3. What do Pam and
her pal do?
a. run
b. sit
 Run in the Sun
The sun is
out today.
Let’s have some fun.
Let’s run in the sun.

Run, run, run!

It is fun to run in the sun.
Run, run, run!
It is hot when you run
in the sun.
1.
2.
3.
1. The ____ is out today.
a.hun
b.fun
c.sun
2. How do they have fun?

a.They spun.
b.They run.
c.They
3. It is hot when you ____.

a.run in the
stun.
b.spun in the
 c
1. The ____ is out today.
a.hu
n
b.fu
 b
2. How do they have fun?

a.They spun.
b.They run.
c.They
 c
3. It is hot when you ____.

a.run in the
stun.
b.spun in the
 A Little Bird
I see a little
bird in the
The bird is
very little.
It is blue.
The bird is
looking for a
worm.
1. Where is the bird?

a.bush
b.pit
2. What is the color of the bird?

a.red
b.blue
 3. What is the bird looking
for?
a.worm
b.ball
 Pat and the Fat Cat
Pat has a pet.
Her pet is a fat
cat.
The fat cat
1.
2.
3.
1. Who has a pet?
a.Pat
b.Mat
2. Her pet is a _______.

a.fat mouse
b.fat cat
3. The cat catches _____.

a.rats
b.cats
 The Red Hen
Look at the little
red hen. She
likes to sit on my
bed. I do not like
Get off, little red
hen. Get off my
1. What color is
the hen?
a.orange
b.red
2. Where does the
hen like to sit?
a.My bed
b.My
3. Do I like her on
my bed?
a.Yes
b.No
 The Cow
I see a cow.
The cow likes to
eat hay.
The cow is
black. The cow is
1. The cow likes to
eat ___.
a.clay
b.hay
2. The cow is
______.
a.black
b.brown
3. The cow is
______.
a.small
b.big
 The Hen
The hen took
ten pens.
The hen
sat on the
ten pens.
Ken and
Ben could
not find
Then
they
saw the
It took ten
men plus
Ken and
to get the
ten pens
from the
1. The hen took ten ___.
a.men
b.pens
2. Who could not find their
pens?
a.Ken and
Ben
b.Ken and
3. The hen ___ on the ten
pens?
a.sat
b.pat
 At the Park
We are at
the park.
At the
park, we
can play.
We can
run to the
tree.
At the
tree, we
can hide.
We are
happy at
the park.
1. We are at the ___
a.park
b.yard
2. What can we do at the
park?
a.run
b.eat
3. Where can we hide?

a.mat
b.tree
4. We are ____ at the park?

a.mad
b.happy
 Bob the Frog
Bob is a frog.
He hops on a
log.
Hop, hop.
The log is hot!
Bob hops off the
log.
He plops on the
pond. Plop, plop.
Bob flops back on
the log. Flop!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Bob is a _____.
a.dog
b.frog
2. Bob hops on a _____.

a.log
b.fog
3. The log is ___.

a.hat
b.hot
4. Bob plops in the ____.

a.pond
b.box
5. Which is hop?

a. b.
 Bud
I have a small bud.
It’s a pink bud.
I can give my bud to my
mom.
Who can you give a bud
1. I have a ___ bud.

a.smell
b.small
2. It’s a ____ bud.

a.blue
b.pink
3. I can give my bud to my
____.
a.mom
b.dad
 Frog on a Log
Jon went to the
pond and sat on a
rock. He saw a
frog on a log. The
frog did not have
It hopped on Jon’s rock.
Jon got the frog. Then
the frog hopped into the
pond.
Jon was glad that he got
to see the frog.
1. Jon sat on a ___.

a.rock
b.lock
2. He saw a frog on a ____.

a.rock
b.log
3. The frog did not have any
___
a.socks
b.spots
4. It hopped on ___ rock.

a.Jon’s
b.Jun’s
5. Jon was _____.

a.sad
b.glad