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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.

The Flump Tent

  1. Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. Sam clapped and said, "Again!"

  1. 1. What did they put on the chairs?

    • pillow
    • towel
    • blanket

  2. 2. What did they take into the tent?

    • teddy
    • lamp
    • book

  3. 3. Who crept in too?

    • cat
    • Baby Sam
    • dog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Flump Tent

  1. Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. Sam clapped and said, "Again!"

  1. 1. Who did Beth and Raj help?

    • Gran
    • Mum
    • Dad

  2. 2. What did Baby Sam say?

    • Stop
    • Again
    • No
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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.

The Flump Tent

  1. 1Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. 2They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. 3Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. 4Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. 5Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. 6Sam clapped and said, "Again!"

  1. 1. Why did the tent go flump?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know Sam had fun?

    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.

The Flump Tent

  1. Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. Sam clapped and said, "Again!"

  1. 1. What did Beth and Raj help Dad set up?

  2. 2. What did Sam bump?

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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.

The Flump Tent

  1. Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. Sam clapped and said, "Again!"
  • Crept in with a lamp
  • Sam bumped a chair
  • Put a blanket on chairs

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.

The Flump Tent

  1. Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  3. Then they crept in with a lamp.
  4. Baby Sam crept in too.
  5. Sam bumped a chair, and the tent went flump!
  6. Sam clapped and said, "Again!"

Draw the blanket tent going flump on top of everyone.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

The Flump Tent · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: helped, tent, blanket, crept, lamp, flump · tricky words: they, put, two, too, the, baby, said, again

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! They put a big blanket on two chairs.
  2. Yes — they crept in with a lamp.
  3. Yes! Baby Sam crept in too.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Beth and Raj helped Dad set up a tent.
  2. Yes! Sam said, "Again!"

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Sam bumped a chair, so the tent fell down.
  2. Sentence 6. Sam clapped and said "Again!", so he had fun.

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

  1. A tent.
  2. Sam bumped a chair.

5. Put it in order

1. Put a blanket on chairs · 2. Crept in with a lamp · 3. Sam bumped a chair

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