edHelper.com
Canadian Theme Unit


The Grey Pression


The Grey Pression
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 1 to 2
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   1.07

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    cats, cows, farm, folded, jobs, okay, onto, picked, house, also, animal, back, barn, basket, behind, boxes
     content words:    Great Depression


Print The Grey Pression
edHelper.com subscriber options:
     Print The Grey Pression  (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)

     Quickly print reading comprehension

     Print a proofreading activity


Feedback on The Grey Pression
     Leave your feedback on The Grey Pression  (use this link if you found an error in the story)



The Grey Pression
By Mary Lynn Bushong
  

1     Nan stared up at the farm house. Her older sister gave her a push.
 
2     "Nan, move. You are blocking the way!" said Nora.
 
3     The little girl picked up her bag. It held her most loved toys. Her clothes were in boxes. They were stacked in the dark, front hall.
 
4     "Which room is ours, Mom?" called Nora.
 
5     "It does not really matter," said Mom. "I think they are both the same."
 
6     "Bill and I have the front one," yelled Eddie. "You girls can have the one that faces the barn."
 
7     "That is pretty selfish, Ed," said Nora.
 
8     "You are just mad because you did not get it first," Ed shot back.
 
9     "Ed, Nora," said Dad. They knew that tone. It told them to stop arguing. Now.

Paragraphs 10 to 37:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable


Copyright © 2008 edHelper