Meet Mr. Sam the Custodian
Note: This is a pretend interview for classroom practice.
Question: Hello, Mr. Sam! What is your job at our school?
Mr. Sam: I am the school custodian. I help take care of our building every day.
I sweep the halls. I also help keep our classrooms safe and neat.
Question: Why is it important to keep our rooms tidy?
Mr. Sam: We share our school with many friends. When floors are clear, no one trips.
It is easy to learn when our room is neat.
Question: How can students help keep shared rooms clean?
Mr. Sam: You can pick up your crayons and books. Put your trash in the wastebasket.
When you pack up your things, our whole room looks great.
Question: What should a student do if juice or milk spills?
Mr. Sam: Tell a teacher or an adult right away! Spills make the floor very slick.
Do not try to clean it all by yourself. An adult will bring the right mop or paper towels to make the floor safe again.
Question: What is the best part of your job?
Mr. Sam: I love seeing happy students in a bright, clean school. We make a wonderful team!
- custodian:
- A person whose job is to clean and take care of a building.
- tidy:
- Clean and organized, with everything in its place.
- wastebasket:
- A small container used for holding trash.
- slick:
- Smooth and slippery, making it easy to fall.
- team:
- A group of people working together to do something.
More sheets from this passage
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fix the sentence
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vocabulary
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writing prompts
Two writing tasks that build on the passage, with plenty of lines to write on.
- All 6 sheets as one workbook
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About this interview / q&a passage for 1st Grade
“Meet Mr. Sam the Custodian” is a interview / q&a reading passage about keeping school spaces clean, written for 1st Grade. It takes about 1 minute to read (199 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.