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Level 4 · Magic e · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Amir's Sunflower

  1. Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. He set the pot in the sun.
  3. Each day, he gave it water.
  4. For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. Then a thin stem came up.
  6. The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. It had a huge yellow flower on top.

  1. 1. What did Amir put in the pot?

    • seed
    • shell
    • rock

  2. 2. Where did Amir set the pot?

    • rain
    • bath
    • sun

  3. 3. What did the seed grow into at the end?

    • yellow flower
    • tree
    • apple
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Amir's Sunflower

  1. Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. He set the pot in the sun.
  3. Each day, he gave it water.
  4. For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. Then a thin stem came up.
  6. The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. It had a huge yellow flower on top.

  1. 1. How big was the flower?

    • small
    • huge
    • tiny

  2. 2. What colour was the flower?

    • yellow
    • blue
    • red
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Amir's Sunflower

  1. 1Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. 2He set the pot in the sun.
  3. 3Each day, he gave it water.
  4. 4For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. 5Then a thin stem came up.
  6. 6The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. 7It had a huge yellow flower on top.

  1. 1. How do you know Amir had to wait?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Amir's Sunflower

  1. Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. He set the pot in the sun.
  3. Each day, he gave it water.
  4. For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. Then a thin stem came up.
  6. The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. It had a huge yellow flower on top.

  1. 1. What did Amir give the seed each day?

  2. 2. What came up after a long time?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

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

Amir's Sunflower

  1. Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. He set the pot in the sun.
  3. Each day, he gave it water.
  4. For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. Then a thin stem came up.
  6. The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. It had a huge yellow flower on top.
  • He gave it water
  • A thin stem came up
  • A huge yellow flower
  • Amir put in a seed

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 4 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

Amir's Sunflower

  1. Amir put a seed in a pot.
  2. He set the pot in the sun.
  3. Each day, he gave it water.
  4. For a long time, there was no plant.
  5. Then a thin stem came up.
  6. The stem got taller than Amir!
  7. It had a huge yellow flower on top.

Draw Amir next to his huge yellow flower.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Amir's Sunflower · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: gave, time, came, huge · tricky words: put, the, he, each, day, water, for, there, was, no, yellow, flower

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Amir put a seed in the pot.
  2. Yes — Amir set the pot in the sun.
  3. Yes! It grew a huge yellow flower.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! The flower was huge.
  2. Yes — it had a huge yellow flower.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. For a long time there was no plant, so Amir had to wait.

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

  1. He gave it water.
  2. A thin stem came up.

5. Put it in order

1. Amir put in a seed · 2. He gave it water · 3. A thin stem came up · 4. A huge yellow flower

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