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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Mop It Up

  1. Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Kim gets a mop.
  4. Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. The mat is not wet at all.

  1. 1. What did Kim have in her cup?

    • ice cream
    • milk
    • orange

  2. 2. What did the cup look like after the bump?

    • tipped cup
    • cup
    • glass

  3. 3. Who helped Kim?

    • Dad
    • cat
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Mop It Up

  1. Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Kim gets a mop.
  4. Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. The mat is not wet at all.

  1. 1. What did Kim get?

    • a mop
    • a bin
    • a bag

  2. 2. What did the cup tip on?

    • the bed
    • the mat
    • the dog
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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.

Mop It Up

  1. 1Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. 2Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. 3Kim gets a mop.
  4. 4Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. 5The mat is not wet at all.

  1. 1. Why did Kim get a mop?

    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.

Mop It Up

  1. Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Kim gets a mop.
  4. Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. The mat is not wet at all.

  1. 1. Who rubs with a rag?

  2. 2. What is the mat like at the end?

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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.

Mop It Up

  1. Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Kim gets a mop.
  4. Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. The mat is not wet at all.
  • The cup tips on the mat
  • Kim has a cup of milk
  • Kim and Dad mop up

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.

Mop It Up

  1. Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Kim gets a mop.
  4. Kim mops, and Dad rubs with a rag.
  5. The mat is not wet at all.

Draw Kim with a mop and Dad with a rag.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Mop It Up · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: mop, cup, tips, rubs, Kim · tricky words: of, the, all

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Kim has a cup of milk.
  2. Yes — bump! The cup tips on the mat.
  3. Yes! Dad rubs with a rag.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Kim gets a mop.
  2. Yes! The cup tips on the mat.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 2. The milk tipped on the mat, so Kim got a mop.

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

  1. Dad rubs with a rag.
  2. It is not wet at all.

5. Put it in order

1. Kim has a cup of milk · 2. The cup tips on the mat · 3. Kim and Dad mop up

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