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Reading: Crossing the Street Safely

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

Streets are busy with cars, buses and bikes. To cross safely, always walk with a grown-up and cross at a crosswalk or at a corner.

First, stop at the curb. Then look left, look right and look left again. Listen for cars too. Cross only when the road is clear.

At a traffic light, wait for the walk signal. A white walking person means you may cross. A red hand means stop and wait. Walk, do not run, and keep looking while you cross.

  1. Where is the safest place to cross?
    a) in the middle of the roadb) between parked carsc) at a crosswalk
  2. Which way do you look first?
    a) rightb) upc) left
  3. What does a red hand mean?
    a) run acrossb) walk slowlyc) stop and wait
  4. Who should you cross the street with?
  5. Why should you walk, not run, across the street?
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About this worksheet

Three short paragraphs explain how to cross the street: with a grown-up, at a crosswalk or a corner, stopping at the curb and looking left, right and left again, and waiting for the white walking person at a light. Three multiple-choice questions, one short answer and one to explain. The options are shuffled on every print, and the answer key marks them.

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