Free printable reading comprehension passages for beginning readers. Print for offline use as a worksheet or test comprehension with the online quiz. Recommended level: 2nd or 3rd Grade and up
Snowmen Save the Day
In the town of Pineville, it snowed non-stop for five days. Snow covered the roads, the houses and the trees.
On the sixth day, everything changed. The weather report said, "Very warm air is on the way. The snow is going to melt very fast. Get ready for floods!"
The families on Pine Lane got together and came up with a plan. They would build snowmen! The snow would melt much more slowly if it was put in piles or big round balls.
Everyone joined in. Soon every house on Pine Lane had at least one huge snowman.
The warm air came the next day. All the streets in Pineville were flooded. But not Pine Lane. The houses there stayed dry as the snowmen slowly got smaller and smaller. The snowmen took seven days to completely melt. They saved the day!
For how many days did it snow in Pineville? 3 5 6 5
How long did it take the snowmen to completely melt? 5 days 6 days 7 days 7 days
Where does this story take place? Minneapolis Pineville Montreal Pineville
Pine Lane was the only street in Pineville that didn't get flooded. True False It doesn't say. True
Why were there floods in Pineville? because lots of snow melted too quickly because it rained for 5 days because the drains were clogged up because lots of snow melted too quickly
How did building the snowmen help flooding on Pine Lane? The snowmen blocked the way to the houses. The snowmen's hats and scarves soaked up the water. The big balls of snow melted slowly. The big balls of snow melted slowly.
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