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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.

Glen's Plan

  1. Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. Then Glen had a plan.
  4. He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!

  1. 1. What got stuck in the tree?

    • red balloon
    • red ball
    • red kite

  2. 2. Who did Glen run to get?

    • Dad
    • dog
    • baby

  3. 3. What did Dad lift up to the kite?

    • net
    • spade
    • broom
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Glen's Plan

  1. Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. Then Glen had a plan.
  4. He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!

  1. 1. Where did the kite get stuck?

    • on a bus
    • in a tree
    • on a shed

  2. 2. Who had a plan?

    • Fran
    • Glen
    • Dad
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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.

Glen's Plan

  1. 1Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. 2Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. 3Then Glen had a plan.
  4. 4He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. 5Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. 6The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!

  1. 1. Why did Glen need a plan?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know Fran and Glen were glad at the end?

    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.

Glen's Plan

  1. Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. Then Glen had a plan.
  4. He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!

  1. 1. What did Fran and Glen do to get the kite?

  2. 2. Where did the kite 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.

Glen's Plan

  1. Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. Then Glen had a plan.
  4. He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!
  • Glen got Dad and a net
  • The kite dropped
  • The kite got stuck

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.

Glen's Plan

  1. Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Fran and Glen jumped, but they could not get it.
  3. Then Glen had a plan.
  4. He ran to get Dad and a long net.
  5. Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.
  6. The kite dropped on the grass, and they clapped!

Draw Dad lifting the net up to Glen's red kite in the tree.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Glen's Plan · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: stuck, jumped, plan, lifted, dropped, grass · tricky words: the, tree, they, could, to, he

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Glen's red kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Yes — Glen ran to get Dad.
  3. Yes! Dad lifted the net and tugged the kite.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — the kite got stuck in a tree.
  2. Yes! Glen had a plan.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 1 or 2. The kite was stuck, and they could not get it, so Glen needed a plan.
  2. Sentence 6. They clapped when the kite dropped, so they were glad.

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

  1. They jumped.
  2. It dropped on the grass.

5. Put it in order

1. The kite got stuck · 2. Glen got Dad and a net · 3. The kite dropped

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