The Carriage and the Bus
Sam: "How do you go to school, Pam?"
Pam: "I ride in a carriage. A big horse pulls it!"
Sam: "Wow! Is it fast?"
Pam: "No, it is very slow. The road is bumpy.
Clop, clop, clop goes the horse."
Sam: "I ride on a big yellow bus. It is very quiet."
Pam: "Does it have a horse?"
Sam: "No! It has a big plug. It gets power from the wall.
It is an electric bus!"
Pam: "My carriage has wood wheels. It keeps me dry in the rain."
Sam: "My bus has soft seats. It keeps me warm in the snow."
Pam: "Your bus sounds nice!"
Sam: "Yes, but I like your horse!"
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- carriage:
- A vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse to carry people.
- bumpy:
- Not smooth; having many rough bumps or lumps on the road.
- electric:
- Powered by electricity, like something you plug into a wall.
- power:
- Energy that is used to make machines or vehicles work.
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About this fiction passage for Grade 1
“The Carriage and the Bus” is a fiction reading passage about Transportation Past and Present, written for Grade 1. It takes about 1 minutes to read (114 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.