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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

The Big Melon

  1. Tom has a big melon.
  2. Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.

  1. 1. What does Tom have?

    • banana
    • melon
    • apple

  2. 2. Who cut the melon?

    • dog
    • Dad
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Big Melon

  1. Tom has a big melon.
  2. Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.

  1. 1. How did Tom feel at the end?

    • sad
    • cross
    • glad

  2. 2. Who sits by Tom?

    • Liz and Ned
    • Mum and Gran
    • a cat
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

The Big Melon

  1. 1Tom has a big melon.
  2. 2Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. 3Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. 4Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. 5Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.

  1. 1. How do you know Tom shared his melon?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

The Big Melon

  1. Tom has a big melon.
  2. Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.

  1. 1. What did Dad do to the melon?

  2. 2. Who got a bit of melon?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.

The Big Melon

  1. Tom has a big melon.
  2. Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.
  • Tom has a big melon
  • They all get a bit
  • Dad cuts the melon

Tell a grown-up the story in your own words: first, next, last.

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6. Draw the story

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

The Big Melon

  1. Tom has a big melon.
  2. Liz and Ned sit by Tom.
  3. Dad cuts the melon into bits.
  4. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.
  5. Yum! Tom is glad he had a big melon.

Draw Tom, Liz and Ned with bits of melon.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

The Big Melon · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: melon, big, bits, cuts, get · tricky words: by, the, into, he

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Tom has a big melon.
  2. Yes — Dad cut the melon into bits.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Tom is glad he had a big melon.
  2. Yes — Liz and Ned sit by Tom.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. Tom, Liz and Ned all got a bit, so Tom shared.

4. Short answers (any wording that shows they understood is fine)

  1. Dad cut it into bits.
  2. Tom, Liz and Ned get a bit.

5. Put it in order

1. Tom has a big melon · 2. Dad cuts the melon · 3. They all get a bit

There is no score. If an answer is not the one, read the sentence together and ask the question again.