First Grade

Differentiated
Reading
comprehension
Passages
 Benjamin Franklin was special. He
was born in 1706. He was born in
Boston. He was an apprentice. An
apprentice learns a skill. Benjamin
learned how to print. He opened a
printing office. He wrote a
newspaper. He started a library. He
was an inventor. He invented swim fins.
He discovered electricity. He was
flying a kite. He became a statesman.
A statesman works with people. They
work with people from another place.
He talked for the people in America.
He went to Europe. He signed a paper.
It gave America freedom. He wanted
freedom for Americans.

Lexile: 80  
1. Who was this passage about?
_______________________________
2. Where was this person born?
_______________________________
3. When was this person born?
_______________________________
4. He discovered electricity by flying a
________________.
5. Inference: What does an author do?
_______________________________
6. An apprentice ________________ a skill.
7. Inference: What does an inventor do?
_______________________________
8. A ________________ works with people.
They work with _________________ from
another place.

Lexile: 80  
 Benjamin Franklin was special. He
was born in 1706. He was born in
Boston. He was an apprentice. An
apprentice learns a skill. Benjamin
learned how to print. He opened a
printing office. He put out a newspaper.
He started a library. He invented
different things. He invented swim fins.
He invented the lightning rod. He
discovered electricity. He was flying a
kite. He became a statesman. A
statesman works with other people from
another place. He talked for the people
in early America. He went to Europe.
He signed a paper. It gave America
freedom. He wanted freedom for
Americans.

Lexile: 120  
1. Who was this passage about?
_______________________________
2. Where was this person born?
_______________________________
3. When was this person born?
_______________________________
4. He discovered electricity by flying a
________________.
5. Inference: What does an author do?
_______________________________
6. An apprentice ________________ a skill.
7. Inference: What does an inventor do?
_______________________________
8. What is a statesman? What do they do?
_______________________________
_______________________________

Lexile: 120  
 Benjamin Franklin was special. He
was born in 1706. He was born in
Boston, Massachusetts. He was an
apprentice. An apprentice learns a skill.
Benjamin wanted to learn how to print.
In 1728, he opened a printing office. He
owned and published a newspaper. He
started a library. He invented many
different things. He invented swim fins
and the lightning rod. He discovered
electricity when he was flying a kite. He
became a statesman. A statesman works
with other people from another place.
He talked for the people in early
America. He went to Europe. He signed
the declaration of independence. He
wanted freedom for Americans.

Lexile: 270  
1. Who was this passage about?
_______________________________
2. Where was this person born?
_______________________________
3. When was this person born?
_______________________________
4. How did he discover electricity?
_______________________________
5. Inference: What does an author do?
_______________________________
6. What is an apprentice?.
_______________________________
7. Inference: What does an inventor do?
_______________________________
8. What is a statesman? What do they do?
_______________________________
_______________________________

Lexile: 270  
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