Name
__________
Date
______
Perry Perseveres
Perry the Penguin stared at the ice skates.
His flippers trembled.
He could do it.
This time, he would do it.
Maybe. He would put his
flippers out. That was a good
plan, and maybe this time he
wouldn’t
fall over. He hated being the only
penguin that couldn’t skate. It was so
embarrassing.
He took a deep breath and laced up the
skates.
“Are you ready, Perry? Let’s do this!” his
friend Percy said. Perry carefully held his small
flippers out beside him for balance and stepped
onto the icy pond. He stood still as a statue
before he pushed off with one skate. He
gracefully glided to one side of the pond. He
never slipped once!
He let out a cheer! He could skate!
Balance- the ability to move without falling over
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 400 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1)
1.) How did Perry feel in the beginning of
the story? Why?
Underline your evidence
in green. ______________________
____________________________
____________________________
2.) How did Perry keep from falling?
Underline your evidence in red.
____________________________
____________________________
Name
__________
Date
______
Perry Perseveres
Perry the Penguin stared at the ice skates. His flippers trembled in his terror.
He shook his head and thought, “I can do this. I am brave and strong!”
This time, he would do it. Maybe. He would put his flippers out. He would use this for balance so maybe this time he wouldn’t fall
over. He hated being the only penguin that couldn’t skate. It was so embarrassing, but at least his
friends were still nice to him. If they made fun of him he would cry.
He took a deep breath and laced up the skates.
“Are you ready, Perry? Let’s do this!” his friend
Percy said. Percy was so proud that Perry kept trying to skate even though it was hard for him. Perry
persevered. Perry carefully held his small flippers out beside him for balance and stepped onto the icy pond. He stood still as a statue before he pushed off with one skate, and he gracefully glided to one side of the pond. He never slipped once!
He let out a cheer! He could skate!
Balance- the ability to move without falling over
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 530 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1)
1.) How did Perry feel in the beginning of
the story? Why?
Underline your evidence
in green. ______________________
____________________________
____________________________
2.) How did Perry keep from falling?
Underline your evidence in red.
____________________________
____________________________
Name
__________
Date
______
Perry Perseveres Answer Key
Perry the Penguin stared at the ice skates.
His flippers trembled.
He could do it.
This time, he would do it.
Maybe. He would put his
flippers out. That was a good
plan, and maybe this time he
wouldn’t
fall over. He hated being the only
penguin that couldn’t skate.
It was so
embarrassing.
He took a deep breath and laced up the
skates.
“Are you ready, Perry? Let’s do this!” his
friend Percy said. Perry carefully held his small
flippers out beside him for balance
and stepped
onto the icy pond. He stood still as a statue
before he pushed off with one skate. He
gracefully glided to one side of the pond. He
never slipped once!
He let out a cheer!
He could skate!
Balance- the ability to move without falling over
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 400 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1)
1.) How did Perry feel in the beginning
of the story? Why?
Underline your
evidence in green.
He was scared and
embarrassed that he couldn’t skate
.
2.) How did Perry keep from falling?
Underline your evidence in red.
He put
flippers out beside him for balance.
3.) How did Perry feel at the end of
the Story? Why?
Underline your
Name
__________
Date
______
Chinese New Year
When do you celebrate the New Year? Do you celebrate it on January first?
China is in the east. In China they celebrate the Chinese New Year. It is not in the beginning of the year like in the west. It celebrates the end of winter and the
beginning of spring. The day of the Chinese New Year changes each year. Most of the time it is sometime in January or February.
Each year is named after an animal. Some years are named after the horse, rat, or dog. Some people believe that people born in that year are like the animal the year is named after. They believe people born in the year of the dog are honest and helpful. People born in the year of the tiger are thought to be brave.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated for fifteen days. Children get to take a whole month off of school! There are dances and street fairs. At the very end of The Chinese New Year there is a festival.
Celebrates- to throw a party and have a good time
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 550 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1)
1.) When is the Chinese New Year
celebrated?
Underline your evidence in
green. ________________________
____________________________
2.) What do people believe about the year
you are born?
Underline your evidence in
red.
_________________________
____________________________
____________________________
3.) Name two things that happen during
the Chinese New Year.
Underline your
Name
__________
Date
______
Chinese New Year
In the west, the New Year always starts on January first. It is a little bit different in China. China is in the east.
In China they celebrate the Chinese New Year. It celebrates the end of
winter and the beginning of spring. The day of the Chinese New Year changes each year. Most
of the time it is sometime
in January or February. Each year is named after an animal. Some years are named after the horse, rat, or dog. Some people believe that people born in that year are like the animal the year is named after. They believe people born in the year of the dog are honest and helpful. People born in the year of the tiger are thought to be brave.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated for fifteen days. Children get to take a whole month off of school! There are dances and street fairs. At the very end of The Chinese New Year there is a festival.
Celebrates- to throw a party and have a good time
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 580 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1)
1.) When is the Chinese New Year
celebrated?
Underline your evidence in
green. ________________________
____________________________
2.) What do people believe about the year
you are born?
Underline your evidence in
red.
_________________________
____________________________
____________________________
3.) Name two things that happen during
the Chinese New Year.
Underline your
Name
__________
Date
______
Chinese New Year
In the west, the New Year always starts on
January first. In China it is a little bit different.
The Chinese New Year is also celebrated each
year in China. It celebrates the end of winter and
the beginning of spring. The date of the Chinese
New Year changes each
year. Usually it is some
time in January or
February.
Each year is named
after an animal. Some years are named after the
horse, rat, or dog. The Chinese believe that people
born in that year are like the animal the year is
named after. For example, they believe people
born in the year of the dog are honest and
helpful.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated for
fifteen days. Children get to take an entire month
off of school! There are dances and street fairs.
The Chinese New Year ends with a festival.
Celebrates- to throw a party and have a good time
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 620 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1)
1.) When is the Chinese New Year
celebrated?
Underline your evidence in
green. ________________________
____________________________
2.) What do people believe about the year
you are born?
Underline your evidence in
red.
_________________________
____________________________
____________________________
3.) Name two things that happen during
the Chinese New Year.
Underline your
Name
__________
Date
______
Chinese New Year
In the west, the New Year always starts on
January first. In China it is a little bit different.
The Chinese New Year is also celebrated each
year in China. It celebrates the end of winter and
the beginning of spring. The date of the Chinese
New Year changes each
year.
Usually it is some
time in January or
February
.
Each year is named
after an animal. Some years are named after the
horse, rat, or dog.
The Chinese believe that people
born in that year are like the animal the year is
named after.
For example, they believe people
born in the year of the dog are honest and
helpful.
The Chinese New Year is celebrated for
fifteen days.
Children get to take an entire month
off of school! There are dances and street fairs.
The Chinese New Year ends with a festival.
Celebrates- to throw a party and have a good time
Directions: Read the passage and underline the evidence in the text. Then, use the evidence in the text to answer the questions.
Lexile 620 Created by M. Gregory (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1)
1.) When is the Chinese New Year
celebrated?
Underline your evidence in
green.
Usually it is some time in January or
February
2.) What do people believe about the year
you are born?
Underline your evidence in
red.
The Chinese believe that people born in
that year are like the animal the year is
named after.
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