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Level 2 · Two letters, one sound · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. The sun is so hot.
  2. Chen has on a thick top.
  3. Chen is too hot in it!
  4. He gets the thick top off.
  5. Then Mum gets him a sun hat.

  1. 1. What is so hot?

    • moon
    • cloud
    • sun

  2. 2. What does Mum get Chen?

    • mittens
    • scarf
    • sun hat
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. The sun is so hot.
  2. Chen has on a thick top.
  3. Chen is too hot in it!
  4. He gets the thick top off.
  5. Then Mum gets him a sun hat.

  1. 1. What did Chen have on?

    • a thick top
    • a scarf
    • a coat

  2. 2. Who gets Chen a sun hat?

    • Dad
    • Mum
    • Gran
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. 1The sun is so hot.
  2. 2Chen has on a thick top.
  3. 3Chen is too hot in it!
  4. 4He gets the thick top off.
  5. 5Then Mum gets him a sun hat.

  1. 1. Why did Chen get his top off?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. The sun is so hot.
  2. Chen has on a thick top.
  3. Chen is too hot in it!
  4. He gets the thick top off.
  5. Then Mum gets him a sun hat.

  1. 1. Why was Chen too hot?

  2. 2. What did Chen do when he was too hot?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. The sun is so hot.
  2. Chen has on a thick top.
  3. Chen is too hot in it!
  4. He gets the thick top off.
  5. Then Mum gets him a sun hat.
  • Mum gets him a sun hat
  • Chen is too hot
  • Chen gets his top off

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 2 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

Chen Is Too Hot

  1. The sun is so hot.
  2. Chen has on a thick top.
  3. Chen is too hot in it!
  4. He gets the thick top off.
  5. Then Mum gets him a sun hat.

Draw Chen in the hot sun with his sun hat on.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Chen Is Too Hot · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: thick, then, Chen · tricky words: the, so, too, he

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! The sun is so hot.
  2. Yes — Mum gets Chen a sun hat.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Chen had on a thick top.
  2. Yes — Mum gets Chen a sun hat.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. Chen was too hot in the thick top, so he got it off.

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

  1. The sun is hot and his top is thick.
  2. He got the thick top off.

5. Put it in order

1. Chen is too hot · 2. Chen gets his top off · 3. Mum gets him a sun hat

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