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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.

The Full Bus

  1. Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. The bus is full.
  3. Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. At the top, Jen and Mum get off.

  1. 1. What did Jen and Mum get on?

    • bus
    • train
    • boat

  2. 2. Where did Jen sit?

    • sofa
    • chair
    • Mum's lap
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Full Bus

  1. Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. The bus is full.
  3. Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. At the top, Jen and Mum get off.

  1. 1. What did the bus go up?

    • a tree
    • a hill
    • the steps

  2. 2. Who is on the bus with Jen?

    • Gran
    • Mum
    • Dad
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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 Full Bus

  1. 1Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. 2The bus is full.
  3. 3Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. 4The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. 5At the top, Jen and Mum get off.

  1. 1. Why did Jen sit on Mum's lap?

    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 Full Bus

  1. Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. The bus is full.
  3. Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. At the top, Jen and Mum get off.

  1. 1. What did the bus do?

  2. 2. What did Jen and Mum do at the top?

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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 Full Bus

  1. Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. The bus is full.
  3. Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. At the top, Jen and Mum get off.
  • Jen and Mum get on
  • They get off at the top
  • Jen sits on Mum's lap

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 Full Bus

  1. Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. The bus is full.
  3. Jen sits on Mum's lap.
  4. The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  5. At the top, Jen and Mum get off.

Draw Jen on Mum's lap on the full bus.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

The Full Bus · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: bus, hums, bumps, lap, hill, sits · tricky words: the, full, off

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Jen and Mum get on the bus.
  2. Yes — Jen sits on Mum's lap.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! The bus hums and bumps up a hill.
  2. Yes — Jen and Mum get on the bus.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 2. The bus was full, so Jen sat on Mum's lap.

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

  1. It hums and bumps up a hill.
  2. They get off.

5. Put it in order

1. Jen and Mum get on · 2. Jen sits on Mum's lap · 3. They get off at the top

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