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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.

The Class Chick

  1. Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Leo checks on the egg.
  3. Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"

  1. 1. At the start, what is in the box?

    • block
    • egg
    • ball

  2. 2. What came out of the egg?

    • chick
    • duck
    • frog
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2. Word answers

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Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Class Chick

  1. Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Leo checks on the egg.
  3. Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"

  1. 1. Who checks on the egg?

    • the chick
    • Mum
    • Leo

  2. 2. What sound did the egg make?

    • moo
    • tap, tap, tap
    • quack
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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.

The Class Chick

  1. 1Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. 2Leo checks on the egg.
  3. 3Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. 4A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. 5The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"

  1. 1. How do you know the chick was about to come out?

    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.

The Class Chick

  1. Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Leo checks on the egg.
  3. Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"

  1. 1. What pecks out of the egg?

  2. 2. What did the class yell 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.

The Class Chick

  1. Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Leo checks on the egg.
  3. Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"
  • Leo checks the egg
  • A chick pecks out
  • The egg goes tap

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.

The Class Chick

  1. Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Leo checks on the egg.
  3. Then the egg went tap, tap, tap!
  4. A wet chick pecks out of the egg.
  5. The class all yell, "Hi, chick!"

Draw the wet chick popping out of its egg.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

The Class Chick · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: checks, chick, pecks, then · tricky words: the, of, all, out, hi

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Leo's class has an egg in a box.
  2. Yes — a wet chick pecked out of the egg.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Leo checks on the egg.
  2. Yes — the egg went tap, tap, tap.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. The egg went tap, tap, tap, so the chick was pecking to get out.

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

  1. A wet chick.
  2. Hi, chick!

5. Put it in order

1. Leo checks the egg · 2. The egg goes tap · 3. A chick pecks out

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