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Level 1 · Short words · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Bob's Big Box

  1. Bob has a big box.
  2. He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.

  1. 1. What is the box first?

    • bus
    • car
    • boat

  2. 2. What is the box next?

    • train
    • bike
    • jet

  3. 3. What does Bob put in the box?

    • ball
    • rug
    • lamp
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Bob's Big Box

  1. Bob has a big box.
  2. He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.

  1. 1. What does Bob have?

    • a big tub
    • a big box
    • a big bag

  2. 2. What is the box at the end?

    • a bus
    • a hat
    • a bed
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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.

Bob's Big Box

  1. 1Bob has a big box.
  2. 2He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. 3Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. 4Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. 5It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.

  1. 1. How do you know Bob was sleepy at the end?

    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.

Bob's Big Box

  1. Bob has a big box.
  2. He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.

  1. 1. What did Bob do at the end?

  2. 2. What does the jet say?

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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.

Bob's Big Box

  1. Bob has a big box.
  2. He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.
  • The box is a car
  • Bob has a nap
  • The box is a jet

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.

Bob's Big Box

  1. Bob has a big box.
  2. He sits in it. It is a car!
  3. Zip, zip! It is a jet!
  4. Bob puts a rug in it.
  5. It is a bed, and Bob has a nap.

Draw Bob in his big box jet. Zip, zip!

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Bob's Big Box · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: Bob, box, jet, rug, bed, nap · tricky words: he, puts

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! First the box is a car.
  2. Yes — zip, zip! The box is a jet.
  3. Yes! Bob puts a rug in the box.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Bob has a big box.
  2. Yes! At the end the box is a bed.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Bob has a nap in his box bed, so he was sleepy.

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

  1. He has a nap.
  2. Zip, zip!

5. Put it in order

1. The box is a car · 2. The box is a jet · 3. Bob has a nap

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