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1. Picture answers
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Read the story. Circle the right picture.
Duke and the Socks
- Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Duke likes to take socks.
- One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- Omar went out to find them.
- Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
1. What pet does Omar have?
- kitten
- rabbit
- puppy
2. What does Duke like to take?
- hat
- socks
- shoes
3. Where were the socks?
- kennel
- bin
- bed
2. Word answers
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Read the story. Tick the right word.
Duke and the Socks
- Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Duke likes to take socks.
- One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- Omar went out to find them.
- Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
1. How many socks were in the kennel?
- five
- ten
- two
2. What did Omar give Duke?
- a bone
- a ball
- a stick
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.
Duke and the Socks
- 1Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- 2Duke likes to take socks.
- 3One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- 4Omar went out to find them.
- 5Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- 6Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- 7Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
1. Why did Omar have no socks?
The clue is in sentence number
Now say or write the answer:
4. Short answers
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Read the story. Write or say your answer.
Duke and the Socks
- Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Duke likes to take socks.
- One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- Omar went out to find them.
- Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
1. Why did Omar give Duke a bone?
2. What is the puppy's name?
5. Put it in order
Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom
What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.
Duke and the Socks
- Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Duke likes to take socks.
- One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- Omar went out to find them.
- Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
- Socks in the kennel
- Omar gave Duke a bone
- Omar had no socks
Tell a grown-up the story in your own words: first, next, last.
6. Draw the story
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Draw something you remember from the story.
Duke and the Socks
- Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Duke likes to take socks.
- One day, Omar had no socks at all.
- Omar went out to find them.
- Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel!
- Duke sat on them with a cute grin.
- Omar gave Duke a bone and got his socks back.
Draw Duke sitting on a pile of socks.
Write a word or sentence about your picture:
Answers for grown-ups
Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom
Duke and the Socks · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: Duke, take, five, pile, cute, bone · tricky words: to, one, day, no, all, out, find, the, his
1. Picture answers
- Yes! Omar has a puppy named Duke.
- Yes — Duke likes to take socks.
- Yes! The socks were in a pile in the kennel.
2. Word answers
- Yes! Five socks sat in a pile in the kennel.
- Yes — Omar gave Duke a bone.
3. Find the clue
- Sentence 2 or 5. Duke likes to take socks, and he had put them all in his kennel.
4. Short answers (any wording that shows they understood is fine)
- To get his socks back.
- Duke.
5. Put it in order
1. Omar had no socks · 2. Socks in the kennel · 3. Omar gave Duke a bone
There is no score. If an answer is not the one, read the sentence together and ask the question again.