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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.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. Chip licks his lips.
  4. Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. Now Chip cannot get to the fish.

  1. 1. What pet is in the dish?

    • duck
    • frog
    • fish

  2. 2. Who sits by the dish?

    • cat
    • rabbit
    • dog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. Chip licks his lips.
  4. Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. Now Chip cannot get to the fish.

  1. 1. What is the cat's name?

    • Jin
    • Chip
    • Dash

  2. 2. Where is the fish?

    • in a box
    • in a dish
    • in a bag
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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.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. 1Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. 2Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. 3Chip licks his lips.
  4. 4Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. 5Now Chip cannot get to the fish.

  1. 1. How do you know Chip wants the fish?

    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.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. Chip licks his lips.
  4. Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. Now Chip cannot get to the fish.

  1. 1. Where did Beth put the dish?

  2. 2. Can Chip get the fish now?

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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.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. Chip licks his lips.
  4. Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. Now Chip cannot get to the fish.
  • Chip sits by the dish
  • Chip cannot get the fish
  • Beth puts the dish up

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.

Chip and the Fish Dish

  1. Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Her cat, Chip, sits by the dish.
  3. Chip licks his lips.
  4. Beth puts the dish up on a shelf.
  5. Now Chip cannot get to the fish.

Draw Chip the cat licking his lips.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Chip and the Fish Dish · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: fish, dish, Chip, licks, shelf · tricky words: the, her, his, to, by, puts, now

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Beth has a pet fish in a dish.
  2. Yes — Chip the cat sits by the dish.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! The cat is called Chip.
  2. Yes — the fish is in a dish.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. Chip licks his lips, so he wants to eat the fish.

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

  1. Up on a shelf.
  2. No, Chip cannot get to the fish.

5. Put it in order

1. Chip sits by the dish · 2. Beth puts the dish up · 3. Chip cannot get the fish

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