Guided Reading
Level D
Comprehension Passages
with Text-Based Questions
By Anne Gardner
This reading comprehension packet is designed to help kids work
toward the goals of reading Level D text and answering text-
based multiple choice questions.
I am finding that, with guided practice, kids quickly develop the
skills they need to be successful reading these passages and
answering the questions. I have developed a few routines to
help kids learn to answer multiple choice questions and am
offering these routines as part of a free product at my shop.
Here’s the link if you’d like to take a look: Make Multiple Choice
Fun.
This packet includes eighteen passages and four text-based
multiple choice questions for each passage. (A bonus passage
about the American flag is also included.) With each passage,
there is also a written response page including a labeling activity
or fill in the blank questions.
Thanks so much for your purchase. If you have questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact me. My e-mail address is:
[email protected]Sincerely,
Anne Gardner
* I currently have passages listed for Guided Reading Levels
C, D, E, F, G/H, I/J, K/L and M/N.
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Look Out!
The dog can see the cat.
Look out, cat!
The cat can see the bird.
Look out, bird!
The bird can see the bee.
Look out, bee!
The bee can see the dog.
Look out, dog!
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Look Out!
1. The cat can see the ________ .
A. pig
B. bird
C. bee
2. The dog can see the ________.
A. cat
B. bird
C. pig
3. The bird can see the ______________.
A. dog
B. bee
C. bus
4. The bee can see the ____________ .
A. dog
B. cat
C. pig
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Name _____________________________________
Look Out!
Directions: Label each animal. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
* Bonus: Write a sentence about each picture.*
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Flying
This bird is flying.
It is flying to its nest.
The bat is flying too.
It is flying to its cave.
This butterfly is flying.
It is flying to a flower.
The plane is flying.
It is flying in the sky.
Bats and birds and planes
can fly. Why, oh why,
can’t I?
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Name _________________________________
Flying
1. The ______________ is flying to its cave.
A. butterfly
B. bird
C. bat
2. The butterfly is flying to ______________.
A. a flower
B. a nest
C. the sky
3. The ______________ is flying to its nest.
A. bat
B. butterfly
C. bird
4. The plane is flying __________________ .
A. in the sky
B. over the house
C. by the bird
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Flying
Directions: Label each picture. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
* Bonus: Write a sentence about each picture.*
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3D Shapes
The dice are cubes.
Cubes have 6 sides.
The ball is a sphere.
I can roll the ball.
The can of soup is a
cylinder. I like soup!
The ice cream is in a
cone. I love ice cream.
Yum! Yum!
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Name _________________________________
3 D Shapes
1. The __________ are cubes.
A. balls
B. dice
C. cans
2. The ________ is a sphere.
A. can
B. ball
C. soup
3. The can of soup is a ______________.
A. cube
B. cylinder
C. sphere
4. The ice cream is in a ____________ .
A. soup
B. ball
C. cone
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Name _____________________________________
3 D Shapes
Label each shape. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
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What Can Go Up?
The rocket can go up.
It can go to the moon.
The balloon can go up.
It can go over the house.
The bird can go up.
It can go up in the tree.
The kids can go up. They
go up on the swings.
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Name _________________________________
What Can Go Up?
1. The ________________ can go to the moon.
A. bird
B. balloon
C. rocket
2. The balloon can go over the ____________.
A. rocket
B. moon
C. house
3. The _____________ can go up in the tree.
A. rocket
B. bird
C. house
4. The kids go up on the ________________.
A. rocket
B. swings
C. house
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Name _____________________________________
What Can Go Up?
Directions: Label each picture. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
* Bonus: Write a sentence about each picture.*
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What Pet Did She Get?
The girl got a pet. She
likes to run and play with
her pet.
Her pet has four legs and
a long tail. It wags its tail
when it sees her.
She can hug her pet.
What pet did she get?
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Name _________________________________
What Pet Did She Get?
1. The girl likes to _____________ with her pet.
A. run and play
B. take a nap
C. swim
2. The girl’s pet has _____________.
A. a long tail
B. long legs
C. a tank to swim in
3. The girl’s pet can ________________ .
A. swim with her
B. sing to her
C. wag its tail
4. The girl’s pet is a ____________ .
A. cat
B. fish
C. dog
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
What Pet Did She Get?
The girl did not
get a ||||||||||||.
She did not get a
|||||||||||| or
a |||||||||||||.
The girl got a
|||||||||||||!
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What Pet Did He Get?
The boy got a pet. He
likes to hear his pet sing.
His pet can sit on his hand.
His pet has 2 legs and 2
wings.
It lives in a cage and it
likes to eat seeds.
What pet did he get?
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Name _________________________________
What Pet Did He Get?
1. The boy likes to ____________________ .
A. run and play with his pet
B. hear his pet sing
C. swim with his pet
2. The boy’s pet can _______________.
A. run with him
B. sit on his hand
C. go for a walk with him
3. The boy’s pet likes to ________________ .
A. play ball
B. eat seeds
C. go out to play
4. The boy’s pet is a ____________ .
A. cat
B. bird
C. dog
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
What Pet Did He Get?
The boy did not
get a ||||||||||||.
He did not get a
|||||||||||| or
a |||||||||||||.
The boy got a
|||||||||||||!
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This Little Turtle
This little turtle is
sitting on a log.
He likes the
sun!
Turtles have four legs.
They have a hard shell
to keep them safe.
This little turtle eats bugs
and plants. It snaps at
bugs as they fly by.
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Name _________________________________
This Little Turtle
1. Turtles have ________ legs.
A. two
B. four
C. six
2. Turtles have a shell to keep them ____________.
A. green
B. safe
C. wet
3. This turtle is on a _______________.
A. sun
B. log
C. bug
4. This turtle likes the ________________ .
A. sun
B. moon
C. dog
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
This Little Turtle
The little turtle is sitting
on a ||||||||||||.
Turtles have a hard
|||||||||||| .
This little turtle likes to
eat |||||||||||||
and |||||||||||||.
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Spiders
Spiders have 8 legs.
They like to eat bugs.
Some spiders are little and
some spiders are big.
This spider made a big
web to catch bugs in.
Frogs like to eat spiders.
Look out, little spider!
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Name ______________________________
Spiders
1. A spider can make a ___________ .
A. bug
B. frog
C. web
2. Spiders have _______ legs.
A. 2
B. 6
C. 8
3. Spiders like to eat ______________.
A. bugs
B. frogs
C. cake
4. Frogs like to eat _______________ .
A. spiders
B. fish
C. webs
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
Spiders
A spider has
8 |||||||||||.
Spiders eat |||||||||||.
A spider can make a
||||||||||| .
Some spiders are little and
some spiders are |||||||||.
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Dinosaurs
What did this
little dinosaur eat?
He ate plants.
Yum! Yum!
What did this
big dinosaur
eat? He ate
little dinosaurs.
He saw the
little dinosaur.
The little dinosaur ran and
ran. He got away. He was
a fast little dinosaur! Copyright © 2013 Anne Gardner (Common Core Connection)
Name ____________________________
Dinosaurs
1. The ____________ dinosaur ate plants.
A. little
B. big
C. red
2. The _______ dinosaur ate little dinosaurs.
A. little
B. big
C. red
3. The little dinosaur got ___________.
A. eaten
B. away
C. sick
4. The little dinosaur was ___________.
A. big
B. red
C. fast
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
Dinosaurs
This is a little
|||||||||||||||||.
It liked to eat |||||||||||.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a ||||||
dinosaur.
The big dinosaur ate
little |||||||||||||||||||||.
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The Butterfly
The butterfly lays
some eggs on a leaf.
A caterpillar comes
out of an egg.
It eats and eats.
The caterpillar makes
a chrysalis.
A butterfly comes out
of the chrysalis!
It flies away. Soon,
it will lay eggs.
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Name _________________________________
The Butterfly
1. The butterfly lays __________ on a leaf.
A. caterpillars
B. down
C. eggs
2. A caterpillar comes out of an __________.
A. tree
B. egg
C. leaf
3. The ________________ makes a chrysalis.
A. egg
B. caterpillar
C. leaf
4. A ____________ comes out of the chrysalis.
A. egg
B. caterpillar
C. butterfly
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Use these words to label the stages of the life cycle of the butterfly:
butterfly eggs chrysalis caterpillar
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Ladybugs
This ladybug is red
with black spots.
Ladybugs have six legs.
They have four wings to
help them fly.
Ladybugs help farmers by
eating little bugs
that are bad for
plants.
Most farmers
like ladybugs!
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Name _________________________________
Ladybugs
1. Ladybugs have ________ legs.
A. two
B. four
C. six
2. Ladybugs have _________ wings.
A. two
B. four
C. six
3. Ladybugs help ______________.
A. farmers
B. spiders
C. little bugs
4. Ladybugs eat _____________ .
A. little bugs
B. farmers
C. big bugs
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Name _____________________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
Ladybugs
This ladybug is red
with |||||||||| spots.
Ladybugs have six ||||||||||.
They have four wings to
help them ||||||||||.
Ladybugs help |||||||||||||
by eating little
|||||||||that
are bad for plants.
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Pets
This boy said, “Here is
my dog. He likes to run
and play. I love my dog!”
The girl said, “This is my
little bird. My bird can
sing for me!”
Mom said, “I have two
cats. They like to play
with the ball.”
Dad said, “We have a lot of
pets!”
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Name _________________________________
Pets
1. The ______________ has a dog.
A. mom
B. boy
C. girl
2. The dog likes to run and _____________.
A. ride
B. play
C. swing
3. The ______________ has a bird.
A. mom
B. boy
C. girl
4. Mom has two _______________.
A. dogs
B. cats
C. birds
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Name ______________________________
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Look back in the story to find the spelling.
Pets
This boy loves his
|||||||||||.
His dog can run and |||||||||.
The girl has a little
||||||||. Her bird can
|||||||| for her!
Mom has two |||||||| .
They like to play
with the |||||||| .
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Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
the cat had a fiddle.
The cow jumped
over the moon.
The little dog laughed
to see such sport,
and the dish ran away
with the spoon.
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Name _______________________________
Hey Diddle Diddle
1. The dish ran away with the __________.
A. cow
B. dog
C. spoon
2. The __________ jumped over the moon.
A. cow
B. dog
C. cat
3. The ____________ had a fiddle.
A. dog
B. cat
C. cow
4. The dog is ________________ .
A. little
B. big
C. mad
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Name _____________________________________
Hey Diddle Diddle
Directions: Write a sentence about each picture.
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In the Forest
I went to the forest.
What did I see?
I saw a little blue bird
and it saw me.
I went to the forest.
What did I see?
I saw a little fawn
and it saw me.
I went to the forest.
What did I see?
I saw a red fox
and it saw me.
I went to the forest.
What did I see?
I saw a big brown bear
and it saw me.
I ran out of the forest!
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In the Forest
1. The ___________________ was red.
A. fox
B. bird
C. bear
2. The bird was _________________.
A. brown
B. red
C. blue
3. The bear was ________________________ .
A. big and red
B. big and brown
C. little and brown
4. The __________________________ were little.
A. fawn and bear
B. bird and fawn
C. fox and bear
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Name _____________________________________
In the Forest
Directions: Write a sentence about each animal.
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fawn
fox
bear
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Red Light, Red Light
Red light, red light,
up on top.
Red light, red light,
stop, stop, stop!
Green light, green light,
down below.
Green light, green light,
go, go, go!
Yellow light, yellow light,
in between, below red
and above green!
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Red Light, Red Light
1. The _______________ light is on top.
A. green
B. yellow
C. red
2. The green light means cars can __________ .
A. go
B. stop
C. be green
3. The yellow light is _________________ .
A. above the red light
B. above the green light
C. below the green light
4. The ___________ light means cars must stop.
A. yellow
B. green
C. red
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Red Light, Red Light
The red light is up
on ||||||||||| .
When the light is red,
cars must ||||||||||.
The ||||||||||| light is below.
When the light is green,
the cars can |||||||.
The lights are r|||||| ,
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Polly Got Out!
Polly got out of her cage.
She flew out the door.
Polly flew over some houses.
She liked the houses.
Polly flew over some trees.
She liked the trees too.
Polly saw a cat. She did
not like the cat! The
cat saw Polly. . . .
Polly went back home!
She was safe.
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Name _________________________________
Polly Got Out!
1. Polly flew out the ___________ .
A. bird
B. tree
C. door
2. Polly liked the ________________________ .
A. houses and cat
B. trees and cat
C. houses and trees
3. Polly did not like the _______________ !
A. dog
B. cat
C. door
4. Did Polly get back home?
A. No, the cat got Polly.
B. Yes, Polly got back home.
C. We can not tell.
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Name ___________________________________
Polly Got Out!
Polly got out of her cage
and flew out the |||||||||||.
She flew over some houses
and some trees.
Polly liked the |||||||||||.
She liked the ||||||||||| too.
Polly saw a cat. She did not
like the ||||||.
Polly went back
||||||||||. She was safe.
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Helping
Pam is helping. She is
washing the dishes.
Tom is helping too. He
is watering the plant.
Joe is setting the
table. He is helping.
Fred is helping too.
He is feeding the dog.
We can all help!
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Helping
1. We can all __________________.
A. jump
B. help
C. hop
2. Tom is __________________________.
A. washing the dishes
B. setting the table
C. watering the plant
3. _______________ is washing the dishes.
A. Tom
B. Fred
C. Pam
4. Joe is _____________________________.
A. washing the dishes
B. setting the table
C. feeding the dog
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Helping
Directions: Write a sentence about how each child is helping.
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
went up the water spout.
Down came the rain,
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun,
and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the spout again.
The itsy bitsy fly
went up the water spout.
He got stuck in the web
and he didn’t get back out.
Out came the spider,
and ate that little fly.
And that was the end
of the fly – goodbye! Copyright © 2013 Anne Gardner (Common Core Connection)
Name _____________________________
Itsy Bitsy Spider
1. The __________ dried up all the rain.
A. sun
B. spider
C. water spout
2. The _________ washed the spider out.
A. sun
B. rain
C. web
3. The __________ got stuck in the web.
A. rain
B. spider
C. fly
4. The spider ________________ .
A. is big
B. ate the fly
C. played in the rain
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy ||||||||||||
went up the water spout.
Down came the |||||||||,
and washed the |||||||||| out.
Out came the |||||||||||,
and dried up all the ||||||||||.
And the itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the |||||||||| again.
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Name _________________________________
Our Flag
stars
stripes
This is our flag. It is red, white
and blue.
Our flag has 50 stars. Each
star stands for a state.
Our flag has 7 red stripes
and 6 white stripes.
We love our flag!
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Name ___________________________
Our Flag
1. Our flag has 7 ________ stripes.
A. red
B. white
C. blue
2. Our flag has 6 ________ stripes.
A. red
B. white
C. blue
3. Our flag has 50 ___________.
A. stripes
B. stars
C. flags
4. Our flag is red, white and ___________.
A. pink
B. blue
C. green
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Name _________________________________
Our Flag
stars
stripes
This is our |||||||||. It is red,
white and |||||||||.
Our flag has 50 |||||||||.
It has 7 ||||||||| stripes
and 6 ||||||||| stripes.
We love our flag!
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