Skip to main content
← Back to the stories

Print “The Split Sandwich”

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

Sheets to print
Name Date

1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

The Split Sandwich

  1. Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Nell had no lunch.
  3. She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. Amir split his sandwich.
  5. Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. They munched on the step and grinned.

  1. 1. What did Amir have?

    • pizza
    • apple
    • sandwich

  2. 2. Who had no lunch?

    • Mum
    • Nell
    • a dog
Name Date

2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Split Sandwich

  1. Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Nell had no lunch.
  3. She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. Amir split his sandwich.
  5. Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. They munched on the step and grinned.

  1. 1. How did Nell feel on the step?

    • glad
    • sad
    • cross

  2. 2. What did Amir do with his sandwich?

    • split
    • dropped
    • hid
Name Date

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 Split Sandwich

  1. 1Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. 2Nell had no lunch.
  3. 3She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. 4Amir split his sandwich.
  5. 5Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. 6They munched on the step and grinned.

  1. 1. Why did Nell feel sad?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know Amir is kind?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

Name Date

4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

The Split Sandwich

  1. Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Nell had no lunch.
  3. She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. Amir split his sandwich.
  5. Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. They munched on the step and grinned.

  1. 1. How much of the sandwich did Nell get?

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

Name Date

5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

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

The Split Sandwich

  1. Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Nell had no lunch.
  3. She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. Amir split his sandwich.
  5. Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. They munched on the step and grinned.
  • Nell felt sad
  • They munched and grinned
  • Amir split his sandwich

Tell a grown-up the story in your own words: first, next, last.

Name Date

6. Draw the story

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

The Split Sandwich

  1. Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Nell had no lunch.
  3. She sat on the step and felt sad.
  4. Amir split his sandwich.
  5. Nell got one half, and Amir got one half.
  6. They munched on the step and grinned.

Draw Nell and Amir on the step with half a sandwich each.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 3 · Roo Bloom

The Split Sandwich · Level 3 (Blends) · focus words: sandwich, lunch, step, felt, split, munched · tricky words: she, the, his, one, half, they

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Amir had a big sandwich.
  2. Yes — Nell had no lunch.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Nell felt sad on the step.
  2. Yes — Amir split his sandwich.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 2. Nell had no lunch, so she felt sad.
  2. Sentence 4 or 5. Amir split his sandwich with Nell, so he is kind.

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

  1. Nell got one half.
  2. She was glad, so she grinned.

5. Put it in order

1. Nell felt sad · 2. Amir split his sandwich · 3. They munched and grinned

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