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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.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. Ling picks up a big shell too.

  1. 1. What did the wind get?

    • sun hat
    • umbrella
    • kite

  2. 2. What did Ling pick up?

    • spade
    • shell
    • rock

  3. 3. Who is with Ling?

    • dog
    • Gran
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. Ling picks up a big shell too.

  1. 1. What colour is Ling's hat?

    • pink
    • red
    • green

  2. 2. Where do Ling and Gran sit?

    • the bus
    • the sand
    • the grass
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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.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. 1Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. 2Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. 3Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. 4Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. 5Ling picks up a big shell too.

  1. 1. Why did Ling run?

    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.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. Ling picks up a big shell too.

  1. 1. Who got the hat back?

  2. 2. Is Ling's hat lost at the end?

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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.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. Ling picks up a big shell too.
  • Ling picks up a shell
  • Ling runs to get it
  • The wind gets the hat

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.

Ling's Pink Hat

  1. Ling sits on the sand with Gran.
  2. Ling has a pink sun hat on.
  3. Then the wind gets the hat!
  4. Ling runs and gets it back.
  5. Ling picks up a big shell too.

Draw Ling's pink sun hat flying in the wind.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Ling's Pink Hat · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: shell, then, picks, with · tricky words: the, too

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! The wind got Ling's sun hat.
  2. Yes — Ling picked up a big shell.
  3. Yes! Gran is on the sand with Ling.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Ling has a pink sun hat.
  2. Yes! Ling and Gran sit on the sand.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. The wind got her hat, so Ling ran to get it back.

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

  1. Ling got it back.
  2. No, Ling gets it back.

5. Put it in order

1. The wind gets the hat · 2. Ling runs to get it · 3. Ling picks up a shell

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