Rosie the Inventor
Rosie the Inventor
Rosie loved to make things. She was an inventor! An inventor is someone who makes new things. Rosie looked around her room. What could she make today?
Rosie saw her toys. She had blocks, cars, and dolls. She also had paper, glue, and tape. Hmm, what could she make with all of these things?
"I know!" said Rosie. "I will make a car that can fly!" She got to work right away. First, she used the blocks to make the car's body. Then, she used paper to make wings. She taped the wings to the car. Now it was a flying car!
Rosie took her car outside. She threw it into the air. The car did not fly. It fell to the ground. Rosie was sad, but she did not give up. "I need to make better wings," she said. She went back inside to try again. An inventor always tries again!
- Inventor:
- Someone who makes new things.
- Blocks:
- Toys that are made of wood or plastic.
- Tape:
- Sticky paper used to hold things together.
- glue:
- A sticky substance used to hold things together.
- wings:
- The parts of an airplane or bird that help it fly.
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“Rosie the Inventor” is a fiction reading passage about Inventors, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (155 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.