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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.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. Viv sits up in bed.
  3. Dad gets her big ted.
  4. Viv hugs the ted.
  5. Viv nods off at last.

  1. 1. Where is Viv?

    • swing
    • bath
    • bed

  2. 2. What did Dad get for Viv?

    • ted
    • book
    • lamp

  3. 3. Who helped Viv?

    • dog
    • Dad
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. Viv sits up in bed.
  3. Dad gets her big ted.
  4. Viv hugs the ted.
  5. Viv nods off at last.

  1. 1. What did Viv do when she could not nap?

    • runs off
    • gets a bun
    • sits up

  2. 2. What did Viv do with the ted?

    • kicks the ted
    • hides the ted
    • hugs the ted
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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.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. 1Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. 2Viv sits up in bed.
  3. 3Dad gets her big ted.
  4. 4Viv hugs the ted.
  5. 5Viv nods off at last.

  1. 1. Why did Dad get the ted?

    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.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. Viv sits up in bed.
  3. Dad gets her big ted.
  4. Viv hugs the ted.
  5. Viv nods off at last.

  1. 1. Who got the ted?

  2. 2. How do you know Viv went to sleep?

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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.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. Viv sits up in bed.
  3. Dad gets her big ted.
  4. Viv hugs the ted.
  5. Viv nods off at last.
  • Dad gets her ted
  • Viv nods off
  • Viv sits up in bed

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.

Viv Can Not Nap

  1. Viv is in bed, but she can not nap.
  2. Viv sits up in bed.
  3. Dad gets her big ted.
  4. Viv hugs the ted.
  5. Viv nods off at last.

Draw Viv in bed, hugging her big ted.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Viv Can Not Nap · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: bed, nap, ted, hugs, nods · tricky words: she, her, the

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Viv is in bed.
  2. Yes — Dad gets Viv her big ted.
  3. Yes! Dad helped Viv.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Viv sits up in bed.
  2. Yes! Viv hugs the ted.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 1 or 2. Viv can not nap, so Dad gets her big ted.

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

  1. Dad got the ted.
  2. She nods off at last.

5. Put it in order

1. Viv sits up in bed · 2. Dad gets her ted · 3. Viv nods off

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