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Farm Machines — Reading Comprehension

Grades
K
1
2
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This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.

Perfect For:

👩‍🏫 Teachers
  • • Reading comprehension practice
  • • Auto-graded assessments
  • • Literacy skill development
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents
  • • Reading practice at home
  • • Comprehension improvement
  • • Educational reading time
🏠 Homeschoolers
  • • Reading curriculum support
  • • Independent reading practice
  • • Progress monitoring

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About This Reader

This passage explores how agricultural technology aids food production. Students learn how machines make farming more efficient and help feed more people.
QZ.K-ESS3-TECH-2

Farmer Jo used machines to help grow food. Tractors plowed big fields quickly. Sprinklers watered many plants at once. Without these machines, growing enough food would take much longer.

What did tractors do?

Water plantsPick fruitPlow fieldsPlant seeds

Why were machines important?

Made work fasterMade plants biggerChanged weatherStopped bugs

Grade Levels:

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2

Subjects:

elareadingscience

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