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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.

The Wet Dog

  1. Ben has a big dog.
  2. The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. Mum got a rag.
  5. Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.

  1. 1. What pet does Ben have?

    • dog
    • rabbit
    • cat

  2. 2. Where did the dog get wet?

    • sink
    • pond
    • bath

  3. 3. Where did the dog hide?

    • bed
    • sofa
    • kennel
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Wet Dog

  1. Ben has a big dog.
  2. The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. Mum got a rag.
  5. Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.

  1. 1. What did Mum get?

    • a mop
    • a hat
    • a rag

  2. 2. Who got a rag?

    • Dad
    • Gran
    • Mum
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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.

The Wet Dog

  1. 1Ben has a big dog.
  2. 2The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. 3It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. 4Mum got a rag.
  5. 5Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.

  1. 1. Why did Ben and Mum rub the dog?

    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.

The Wet Dog

  1. Ben has a big dog.
  2. The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. Mum got a rag.
  5. Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.

  1. 1. Where did the dog get wet?

  2. 2. What did the dog do after it got wet?

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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.

The Wet Dog

  1. Ben has a big dog.
  2. The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. Mum got a rag.
  5. Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.
  • Ben and Mum rub the dog
  • Dog hid on the bed
  • Dog got wet in the pond

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.

The Wet Dog

  1. Ben has a big dog.
  2. The dog got wet in the pond.
  3. It ran in and hid on Ben's bed!
  4. Mum got a rag.
  5. Ben and Mum rub the wet dog.

Draw Ben's wet dog on the bed.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 1 · Roo Bloom

The Wet Dog · Level 1 (Short words) · focus words: dog, wet, bed, rag, rub · tricky words: the

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Ben has a big dog.
  2. Yes — the dog got wet in the pond.
  3. Yes! The wet dog hid on Ben's bed.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Mum got a rag.
  2. Yes — Mum got a rag.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 2. The dog got wet in the pond, so they rubbed it with a rag.

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

  1. In the pond.
  2. It hid on Ben's bed.

5. Put it in order

1. Dog got wet in the pond · 2. Dog hid on the bed · 3. Ben and Mum rub the dog

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