The Big Talent Show
Today is the school talent show! All the kids are ready to share a special talent on the big stage.
Leo is good at music. He can sing a loud song and play the guitar. His sister Mia is better at moving her feet. She loves to dance! Mia is bad at singing, so she just smiles and taps her shoes.
Next is Sam. Sam is good at sports, and he can throw a ball very far. For the show, he tries to juggle three red balls in the air. Look at him go! He is the fastest juggler in the class, but then one ball drops. That is okay! Sam is also good at math and words. He can count to one hundred and spell long words backward.
In the back row, Ben likes to fix toys that are broken. He is better at fixing things than playing sports. His friend Nora is bad at fixing toys, but she is the best scientist in the room! She loves to do experiments with water and soap. Big, shiny bubbles float up to the lights.
- talent:
- Something special that a person is good at doing.
- juggle:
- To toss and catch more than one ball in the air at the same time.
- scientist:
- A person who studies how things work by testing them.
- experiments:
- Tests done to learn something or see what happens.
- float:
- To move gently through the air.
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About this fiction passage for Lower Elementary
“The Big Talent Show” is a fiction reading passage about Talent Show, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (257 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.