Oboes Reading Comprehension Passage - Cored Ed Encyclopedia

This oboes reading comprehension contains the following:

Visualize on the Cover (Teacher Read Aloud Script)

Start your lesson by taking a few moments to visualize the topic and share thoughts or feelings about it.

Pre-Reading Trivia

Students will write down one thing they already know about the subject and then read five more facts and discuss. These facts are fun, and the students will enjoy learning about the subject before reading more.

Reading Passage

The text is a high-interest reading passage with set paragraphs, roughly three to four paragraphs long. It contains a variety of themes about the topic, anywhere from history to technology. The passage is between 250 and 350 words in length.

Mixed Questions

The first question page contains four multiple-choice questions, each with a choice of four answers, and three written response questions that require a sentence or two from the student.

Vocabulary Questions

Practice seven key words from the text in this section across two activities. First section is scrambled words where students will unscramble three words given a clue for each. The second section is a word to meaning matching activity.

Creative Writing

In this question, the student will be required to write a five to eight sentence paragraph on a question related to the topic.

Extension Activities

This page is optional for fast finishers or to take home. There are several activities, each one requiring a different skill. Do some, do none, do all, completely optional - but you will feel reassured knowing every possibility is planned for. Includes summary writting question.

Answer Key

There are answers for the multiple-choice questions, written response questions have sample answers, vocabulary answers and if there is a summary question then a sample summary will be provided as well.

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Lesson Snapshot

• Title: Oboes

• Genre: Nonfiction (informational text)

• Subject: Music (Performing Arts) / Reading Informational Text

• Primary Topic: How the oboe developed and works

• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): S

• Support pages included: Pre-reading trivia, mixed questions, vocabulary activities, creative writing, extension activities, and an answer key.

• Support-page QA note: The support page uses “orchestra” (singular) in a scrambled-word item, while the passage uses “orchestras” (plural).

What This Lesson Teaches Best

• How the modern oboe developed from earlier instruments, including the shawm and hautbois, across time in Europe.

• How a double reed starts the oboe’s sound through vibrating and buzzing.

• How adding more keys helped players move faster and play more notes in tune.

• Why the oboe often gives the tuning note in an orchestra (clear, steady sound).

• Using section headings to organize and locate key facts in an informational passage.

Learning Goals

• Students will be able to describe how the shawm relates to the modern oboe.

• Students will be able to explain what the double reed does to start the oboe’s sound.

• Students will be able to identify how the hautbois was different from the shawm.

• Students will be able to explain why new key systems were designed in the 1800s.

• Students will be able to describe why the oboe often gives the tuning note in orchestras.

• Students will be able to use the passage’s headings to find information quickly.

Key Vocabulary From the Text

• shawm — a loud older double-reed instrument played long ago.

• hautbois — an early French version of the oboe.

• double reed — two reeds that vibrate to start the sound.

• tuning — matching the same pitch before playing together.

• blend — mix smoothly with other instruments.

Cored Ed Encyclopedia Overview

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