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Print “Rob's Go on the Drum”

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.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.

  1. 1. What does Meg have?

    • ball
    • drum
    • teddy

  2. 2. Who sits by Meg?

    • Rob
    • Mum
    • dog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.

  1. 1. What colour is the drum?

    • green
    • blue
    • red

  2. 2. Who hits the drum first?

    • Mum
    • Rob
    • Meg
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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.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. 1Meg has a big red drum.
  2. 2Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. 3Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. 4Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. 5Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.

  1. 1. Why did Meg give Rob the drum?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know Meg is kind?

    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.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.

  1. 1. What sound does Meg's drum make?

  2. 2. Whose go is it 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.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.
  • Rob wants a go
  • Meg hits the drum
  • Meg gives Rob the drum

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.

Rob's Go on the Drum

  1. Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Bam, bam! Meg hits the drum.
  3. Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.
  4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum.
  5. Rum, tum, tum! It is Rob's go.

Draw Rob having his go on the big red drum.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Rob's Go on the Drum · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: Rob, Meg, red, hits, sits, gets · tricky words: the, by, wants, gives, go

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Yes — Rob sits by Meg and wants a go.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Meg has a big red drum.
  2. Yes — Meg hits the drum first. Bam, bam!

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. Rob wanted a go, so Meg gave him the drum.
  2. Sentence 4. Meg gets up and gives Rob the drum, so Rob gets a go too.

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

  1. Bam, bam!
  2. It is Rob's go.

5. Put it in order

1. Meg hits the drum · 2. Rob wants a go · 3. Meg gives Rob the drum

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