I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! book cover

I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Worksheets

by Dr. Seuss

Reading Level J · Lexile 380L · ATOS 2.2

The Cat in the Hat shows a young cat all the ways there are to read: in red, in blue, in pickle color, in bed and even upside down. The Cat can read Mississippi with eyes shut tight, but that is very hard to do and bad for the hat, so it is much better to read with eyes open and much more speed. Then come all the things you can read and learn about, from trees and bees to crocodile pants, owls on noses and the price of ice. A bouncy rhyming Beginner Book about why reading opens up the world.

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I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include upside down, shut, eyebrows, speed, anchor, wonderful, trombone, price, glad, earn, collar, likely.

Sample questions

Why doesn't the Cat in the Hat read with eyes shut very much?
Why does the Cat say you have to be a speedy reader?
What kind of pants does the Cat say you can read about?

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