edHelper.com

Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please

Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   high interest, readability grades 6 to 12
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   2.5

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    waterless, uncooked, better, bless, rarely, harbor, cause, likely, avoid, coughing, choice, kill, longer, blow, become, considerate

Print Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please
edHelper.com subscriber options:
     Print Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please  (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)
     Quickly print reading comprehension
     Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please
     Leave your feedback on Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please  (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Keep Your Germs to Yourself, Please
By Patti Hutchison 		  
1     "Aaachoooo!" Ann sneezed.
 
2     "Bless you," Bill said, as he wiped off his cheek. "Can you keep your germs to yourself, please?" Ann hadn't covered her mouth. Her sneeze landed on Bill.
 
3     "I'm sorry," Ann said, "this darn cold! I just can't get rid of it. I'm so tired of sneezing and coughing."
 
4     "I know you are, but I don't want to get your cold," Bill said.

Paragraphs 5 to 15:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable
Copyright © 2008 edHelper