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Simple Reading Passages: Penguins
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Afterstudentsreadtheirpassage,theyshouldcolorasmileyface.Havethemreadtheirpassagethreetimes.
Makesurestudents receiveguidedpractice beforeyouaskthemtoanswerthequestionsontheirown.
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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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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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