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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.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. Now the box is a ship!
  5. Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.

  1. 1. What did Rosa make?

    • ship
    • train
    • car

  2. 2. Who sits in the ship with Rosa?

    • baby
    • teddy
    • dog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. Now the box is a ship!
  5. Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.

  1. 1. What did Rosa pin on the stick?

    • a rag
    • a sock
    • a hat

  2. 2. What do Rosa and Ted do in the ship?

    • jump
    • sing
    • nap
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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.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. 1Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. 2She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. 3Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. 4Now the box is a ship!
  5. 5Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.

  1. 1. Why is the box a ship now?

    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.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. Now the box is a ship!
  5. Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.

  1. 1. What is the box now?

  2. 2. What did Rosa set up in the box?

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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.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. Now the box is a ship!
  5. Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.
  • The box is a ship
  • Rosa and Ted sing
  • Rosa has a big box

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.

Rosa's Box Ship

  1. Rosa has a big box and a long stick.
  2. She sets the stick up in the box.
  3. Then she pins a rag on the stick.
  4. Now the box is a ship!
  5. Rosa and her teddy, Ted, sit in it and sing.

Draw Rosa and Ted singing in their box ship.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Rosa's Box Ship · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: ship, long, stick, sing, then · tricky words: she, the, her, teddy

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Rosa made the box into a ship.
  2. Yes — her teddy, Ted, sits in the ship with Rosa.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Rosa pinned a rag on the stick.
  2. Yes — Rosa and Ted sit in the ship and sing.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 2 or 3. Rosa set a stick in the box and pinned a rag on it, so it looks like a ship.

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

  1. It is a ship.
  2. A long stick.

5. Put it in order

1. Rosa has a big box · 2. The box is a ship · 3. Rosa and Ted sing

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