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Level 3 · Blends · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Blast Off!

  1. Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. They had to land on the rug for lunch!

  1. 1. What did they go past?

    • sun
    • tree
    • rainbow

  2. 2. Who sat on the bed with Mia?

    • cat
    • Gran
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Blast Off!

  1. Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. They had to land on the rug for lunch!

  1. 1. What was the bed?

    • a rocket ship
    • a boat
    • a car

  2. 2. Where did they land?

    • in a pond
    • on the moon
    • on the rug
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

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

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Blast Off!

  1. 1Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. 2The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. 3Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. 4They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. 5Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. 6They had to land on the rug for lunch!

  1. 1. How do you know Gran was hungry?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Blast Off!

  1. Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. They had to land on the rug for lunch!

  1. 1. What did Mia say at the start?

  2. 2. Why did they have to land?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.

Blast Off!

  1. Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. They had to land on the rug for lunch!
  • Went up past the sun
  • Sat on the big bed
  • Landed for lunch

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 3 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

Blast Off!

  1. Mia and Gran sat on the big bed.
  2. The bed was a rocket ship.
  3. Mia said, "Three, two, one, blast off!"
  4. They went up, up, up, past the sun.
  5. Then Gran's tummy went grumble.
  6. They had to land on the rug for lunch!

Draw Mia and Gran on the bed rocket, zooming past the sun.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Blast Off! · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: blast, past, grumble, land, lunch, rocket · tricky words: the, was, said, three, two, one, they, to, for

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! They went up past the sun.
  2. Yes — Gran sat on the bed with Mia.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! The bed was a rocket ship.
  2. Yes — they had to land on the rug.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Gran's tummy went grumble, so she was hungry.

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

  1. Three, two, one, blast off!
  2. They had to land for lunch.

5. Put it in order

1. Sat on the big bed · 2. Went up past the sun · 3. Landed for lunch

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