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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 Pot for a Hat

  1. The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. He hops and hops and hops.
  4. The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. Mum hugs Ted.

  1. 1. Who is sad at the start?

    • baby
    • Mum
    • dog

  2. 2. What does Ted put on as a hat?

    • pot
    • sun hat
    • bucket

  3. 3. Who hugs Ted?

    • cat
    • Mum
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

A Pot for a Hat

  1. The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. He hops and hops and hops.
  4. The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. Mum hugs Ted.

  1. 1. What does Ted do in his pot hat?

    • sits and naps
    • runs off
    • hops and hops

  2. 2. What does the sad baby say?

    • Yum
    • Wah
    • Yip
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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 Pot for a Hat

  1. 1The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. 2Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. 3He hops and hops and hops.
  4. 4The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. 5Mum hugs Ted.

  1. 1. How do you know the baby is not sad 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.

A Pot for a Hat

  1. The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. He hops and hops and hops.
  4. The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. Mum hugs Ted.

  1. 1. Why do you think Ted put on a pot and hopped?

  2. 2. Who hugs Ted?

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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 Pot for a Hat

  1. The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. He hops and hops and hops.
  4. The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. Mum hugs Ted.
  • Ted puts on a pot
  • The baby is sad
  • Mum hugs Ted

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 Pot for a Hat

  1. The baby is sad. Wah, wah!
  2. Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. He hops and hops and hops.
  4. The baby giggles at Ted.
  5. Mum hugs Ted.

Draw Ted hopping with a pot on his head.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

A Pot for a Hat · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: sad, pot, hops, Ted, hugs · tricky words: the, he, puts

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! The baby is sad at the start.
  2. Yes — Ted puts on a pot as a hat.
  3. Yes! Mum hugs Ted.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — he hops and hops and hops.
  2. Yes! The sad baby says wah, wah.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. The baby giggles at Ted, so it is not sad now.

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

  1. The baby was sad, so Ted made it giggle.
  2. Mum hugs Ted.

5. Put it in order

1. The baby is sad · 2. Ted puts on a pot · 3. Mum hugs Ted

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