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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 Gull and the Chip

  1. Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. Then a big gull gets it!
  4. Mia has no chip now.
  5. Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

  1. 1. What do Mia and Dad have with chips?

    • fish
    • pizza
    • sandwich

  2. 2. What got Mia's chip?

    • dog
    • gull
    • cat

  3. 3. Who gives Mia chips?

    • Dad
    • rabbit
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Gull and the Chip

  1. Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. Then a big gull gets it!
  4. Mia has no chip now.
  5. Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

  1. 1. What did Mia pick up?

    • a cup
    • a fish
    • a hot chip

  2. 2. How many chips did Dad give Mia?

    • ten
    • one
    • six
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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 Gull and the Chip

  1. 1Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. 2Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. 3Then a big gull gets it!
  4. 4Mia has no chip now.
  5. 5Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

  1. 1. Why does Mia have no chip?

    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 Gull and the Chip

  1. Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. Then a big gull gets it!
  4. Mia has no chip now.
  5. Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

  1. 1. What did the gull do?

  2. 2. What did Dad do 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 Gull and the Chip

  1. Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. Then a big gull gets it!
  4. Mia has no chip now.
  5. Dad gives Mia six of his chips.
  • Dad gives Mia chips
  • A gull gets the chip
  • Mia picks up a chip

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 Gull and the Chip

  1. Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Mia picks up a hot chip.
  3. Then a big gull gets it!
  4. Mia has no chip now.
  5. Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

Draw the big gull flying off with Mia's chip.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

The Gull and the Chip · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: fish, chips, chip, picks, then · tricky words: have, of, his, no, gives, now

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Mia and Dad have fish and chips.
  2. Yes — a big gull got Mia's chip.
  3. Yes! Dad gives Mia six of his chips.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Mia picked up a hot chip.
  2. Yes! Dad gave Mia six of his chips.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. A big gull got her chip, so Mia had no chip.

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

  1. It got Mia's chip.
  2. He gave Mia six of his chips.

5. Put it in order

1. Mia picks up a chip · 2. A gull gets the chip · 3. Dad gives Mia chips

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