Lily's Olympic Dream
Lily's Olympic Dream
Lily loved to ice skate. Every winter, she would go to the park with her mom. The ice rink sparkled like a giant diamond. Lily would glide and twirl. She felt like she was flying!
One day, Lily saw a figure skating show on TV. The skaters were so graceful and strong. They jumped high and spun fast. Lily knew right then, she wanted to be an Olympic figure skater.
But Lily faced a big problem. She lived in a place where it didn't snow much. There was no ice rink close to her home. Lily was sad, but she didn't give up. She practiced her moves on roller skates in her driveway. She watched videos of Olympic skaters. She imagined herself on the ice.
Her parents saw how much she wanted to skate. They found a small ice rink in a nearby town. It was far away, but they drove Lily there every weekend. Lily worked hard. She learned new jumps and spins. She fell down a lot, but she always got back up.
- Glide:
- To move smoothly
- Twirl:
- To spin around
- Olympics:
- A big sports game
- graceful:
- Moving in a smooth, gentle, and beautiful way.
- medal:
- A flat piece of metal given as an award for winning a sport or contest.
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- 1What did Lily love to do in the winter?
- 2What did Lily see on TV that made her want to be an Olympic skater?
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About this fiction passage for Lower Elementary
“Lily's Olympic Dream” is a fiction reading passage about Figure Skating, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (282 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.