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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 Pink String

  1. Ling was six today!
  2. Gran had a gift for her.
  3. It was a box with a pink string.
  4. Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!

  1. 1. Who had a gift for Ling?

    • dog
    • baby
    • Gran

  2. 2. What was in the box?

    • ball
    • teddy
    • frog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Pink String

  1. Ling was six today!
  2. Gran had a gift for her.
  3. It was a box with a pink string.
  4. Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!

  1. 1. How old is Ling today?

    • five
    • ten
    • six

  2. 2. What colour was the string?

    • blue
    • pink
    • red
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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 Pink String

  1. 1Ling was six today!
  2. 2Gran had a gift for her.
  3. 3It was a box with a pink string.
  4. 4Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. 5In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. 6The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!

  1. 1. How do you know it was Ling's birthday?

    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 Pink String

  1. Ling was six today!
  2. Gran had a gift for her.
  3. It was a box with a pink string.
  4. Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!

  1. 1. What did Ling tug?

  2. 2. How did Ling feel about the frog?

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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 Pink String

  1. Ling was six today!
  2. Gran had a gift for her.
  3. It was a box with a pink string.
  4. Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!
  • Ling tugged the string
  • The frog can jump
  • Gran had a gift

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 Pink String

  1. Ling was six today!
  2. Gran had a gift for her.
  3. It was a box with a pink string.
  4. Ling tugged the string, and the lid fell off.
  5. In the box was a plastic frog.
  6. The frog can jump, and Ling clapped!

Draw Ling's plastic frog jumping out of the box.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

The Pink String · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: gift, pink, string, plastic, frog, jump · tricky words: was, today, for, her, the

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Gran had a gift for Ling.
  2. Yes — a plastic frog was in the box.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Ling was six today.
  2. Yes — the box had a pink string.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 1 or 2. Ling was six today and Gran had a gift for her, so it was her birthday.

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

  1. She tugged the string.
  2. She was glad, so she clapped.

5. Put it in order

1. Gran had a gift · 2. Ling tugged the string · 3. The frog can jump

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