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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.

At the Bus Stop

  1. Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. It was wet and damp.
  3. Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. Then they were snug under it.

  1. 1. What did Priya have?

    • boots
    • raincoat
    • umbrella

  2. 2. Who got drips on his neck?

    • a dog
    • Kai
    • a baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

At the Bus Stop

  1. Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. It was wet and damp.
  3. Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. Then they were snug under it.

  1. 1. Where did Priya and Kai sit?

    • the bus stop
    • the shop
    • the park

  2. 2. Where did the drips land on Kai?

    • his neck
    • his leg
    • his hand
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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.

At the Bus Stop

  1. 1Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. 2It was wet and damp.
  3. 3Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. 4Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. 5Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. 6Then they were snug under it.

  1. 1. How do you know Priya was kind?

    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.

At the Bus Stop

  1. Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. It was wet and damp.
  3. Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. Then they were snug under it.

  1. 1. What was it like at the bus stop?

  2. 2. How did Kai feel at the end?

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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.

At the Bus Stop

  1. Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. It was wet and damp.
  3. Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. Then they were snug under it.
  • Snug under the umbrella
  • Kai got drips
  • Sat at the bus stop

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.

At the Bus Stop

  1. Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. It was wet and damp.
  3. Priya had a big umbrella.
  4. Kai got drips on his neck.
  5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai.
  6. Then they were snug under it.

Draw Priya and Kai snug under the big umbrella.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

At the Bus Stop · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: stop, damp, drips, held, snug · tricky words: the, was, her, his, they, were

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Priya had a big umbrella.
  2. Yes — Kai got drips on his neck.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Priya and Kai sat at the bus stop.
  2. Yes — Kai got drips on his neck.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Priya held up her umbrella for Kai, so she was kind.

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

  1. It was wet and damp.
  2. He was snug under the umbrella.

5. Put it in order

1. Sat at the bus stop · 2. Kai got drips · 3. Snug under the umbrella

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