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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 Hen and the Seed

  1. Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. At last, a plant pops up.

  1. 1. What did Priya set in the mud?

    • rock
    • egg
    • seed

  2. 2. What pecks at the mud?

    • rabbit
    • cat
    • hen

  3. 3. What pops up at the end?

    • plant
    • frog
    • snail
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2. Word answers

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Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Hen and the Seed

  1. Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. At last, a plant pops up.

  1. 1. What did Priya wet the seed with?

    • the jug
    • a bucket
    • a cup

  2. 2. Who puts a net on the mud?

    • Dad
    • the hen
    • Priya
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3. Find the clue

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Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

The Hen and the Seed

  1. 1Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. 2Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. 3A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. 4Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. 5At last, a plant pops up.

  1. 1. Why did Priya put a net on the mud?

    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 Hen and the Seed

  1. Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. At last, a plant pops up.

  1. 1. What did Priya put on the mud?

  2. 2. Where did Priya set the seed?

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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 Hen and the Seed

  1. Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. At last, a plant pops up.
  • A plant pops up
  • Priya puts a net on
  • A seed in the mud
  • A hen pecks the mud

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 Hen and the Seed

  1. Priya sets a seed in the mud.
  2. Then she wets it with the jug.
  3. A hen pecks at the mud!
  4. Priya puts a net on the mud.
  5. At last, a plant pops up.

Draw the hen looking at the net on the mud.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 2 · Roo Bloom

The Hen and the Seed · Level 2 (Two letters, one sound) · focus words: pecks, then, with, net · tricky words: she, the, puts, seed

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Priya set a seed in the mud.
  2. Yes — a hen pecks at the mud.
  3. Yes! At last, a plant pops up.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Priya wet it with the jug.
  2. Yes! Priya puts a net on the mud.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3. A hen pecked at the mud, so Priya put a net on to keep the seed safe.

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

  1. A net.
  2. In the mud.

5. Put it in order

1. A seed in the mud · 2. A hen pecks the mud · 3. Priya puts a net on · 4. A plant pops up

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