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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.

Jam on a Bun

  1. Jen had a bun.
  2. She put red jam on it.
  3. Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. Jam fell on the cat.
  5. The cat lapped it up.

  1. 1. Who did the jam fall on?

    • hen
    • dog
    • cat

  2. 2. Who had a bun?

    • baby
    • Dad
    • Jen
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Jam on a Bun

  1. Jen had a bun.
  2. She put red jam on it.
  3. Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. Jam fell on the cat.
  5. The cat lapped it up.

  1. 1. What colour is the jam?

    • green
    • red
    • blue

  2. 2. What did Jen bite?

    • an egg
    • a cake
    • the bun
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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.

Jam on a Bun

  1. 1Jen had a bun.
  2. 2She put red jam on it.
  3. 3Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. 4Jam fell on the cat.
  5. 5The cat lapped it up.

  1. 1. How do you know the cat liked the jam?

    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.

Jam on a Bun

  1. Jen had a bun.
  2. She put red jam on it.
  3. Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. Jam fell on the cat.
  5. The cat lapped it up.

  1. 1. What did Jen put on the bun?

  2. 2. Where did the jam fall?

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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.

Jam on a Bun

  1. Jen had a bun.
  2. She put red jam on it.
  3. Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. Jam fell on the cat.
  5. The cat lapped it up.
  • Jen bit the bun
  • Jam fell on the cat
  • Jen put jam on the bun

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.

Jam on a Bun

  1. Jen had a bun.
  2. She put red jam on it.
  3. Yum! Jen bit the bun.
  4. Jam fell on the cat.
  5. The cat lapped it up.

Draw the cat with red jam on it.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Jam on a Bun · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: jam, bun, Jen, cat, red · tricky words: she, put, the

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! The jam fell on the cat.
  2. Yes — Jen had a bun.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Jen put red jam on her bun.
  2. Yes — Jen bit the bun. Yum!

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. The cat lapped the jam up, so it liked it.

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

  1. She put red jam on it.
  2. It fell on the cat.

5. Put it in order

1. Jen put jam on the bun · 2. Jen bit the bun · 3. Jam fell on the cat

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