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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.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.

  1. 1. What toy does Gus have in the tub?

    • boat
    • fish
    • duck

  2. 2. Who hops in the tub?

    • frog
    • cat
    • dog

  3. 3. Who did the dog tip the cup on?

    • Mum
    • baby
    • cat
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.

  1. 1. What colour is the cup?

    • blue
    • red
    • green

  2. 2. What does the dog say?

    • Yip
    • Hiss
    • Moo
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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.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. 1Gus sits in the tub.
  2. 2He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. 3Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. 4The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. 5Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.

  1. 1. Why is Mum wet?

    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.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.

  1. 1. Where is Gus?

  2. 2. How do you know Gus thinks it is fun?

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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.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.
  • The dog hops in
  • The dog tips the cup
  • Gus sits in the tub

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.

A Dog in the Tub

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a duck and a red cup.
  3. Yip! The dog hops in the tub.
  4. The dog tips the cup on Mum!
  5. Mum is wet, and Gus has a big grin.

Draw Gus and the dog in the tub.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

A Dog in the Tub · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: Gus, tub, cup, wet, tips · tricky words: the, he

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Gus has a duck and a red cup.
  2. Yes — the dog hops in the tub. Yip!
  3. Yes! The dog tips the cup on Mum.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Gus has a red cup.
  2. Yes! The dog says yip.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. The dog tipped the cup on Mum, so Mum got wet.

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

  1. Gus sits in the tub.
  2. He has a big grin.

5. Put it in order

1. Gus sits in the tub · 2. The dog hops in · 3. The dog tips the cup

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