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Simple Reading Passages: Penguins

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Usethefollowingpassagestohelpyoungreadersbuildfluency.Sinceyoulikelyhavemanydifferentreadinglevelsinyourclassroom,threedifferentlevelsofpassagesareincluded.

Afterstudentsreadtheirpassage,theyshouldcolorasmileyface.Havethemreadtheirpassagethreetimes.

Makesurestudents receiveguidedpractice beforeyouaskthemtoanswerthequestionsontheirown.

Level1 Level2 Level3

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Penguins

Penguins can eat.

Penguins can swim.

Penguins can dive.

But penguins cannot fly!

1 What can penguins do?

2 What can’t penguins do?

read

dive

jump

fly

eat

dive

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Penguins

All penguins are birds.

Some are big. Some are small.

They have strong flippers.

You can see penguins dive and swim.

But you will never see a penguin fly!

1 What are penguins?

2What can you see penguins do?

fish

flippers

birds

fly

jump and run

dive and swim

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penguin

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Penguins

Penguins are birds. Some penguins live in cold places. Some penguins live in warm places. They have strong flippers to help them swim. All penguins are great swimmers, but none of them can fly.

Illustrate the text.What do penguins have?

tailscold placesstrong flippers

What can penguins not do?

flydiveswim

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