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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.

June's Bus Ride

  1. June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. It is a long ride.
  3. June sits at the front.
  4. Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. "That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. Gran is at the gate to wave hello.

  1. 1. How did June and Dad get to Gran's?

    • bus
    • bike
    • car

  2. 2. Who was at the gate?

    • Gran
    • dog
    • cat
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

June's Bus Ride

  1. June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. It is a long ride.
  3. June sits at the front.
  4. Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. "That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. Gran is at the gate to wave hello.

  1. 1. What colour is Gran's gate?

    • green
    • red
    • blue

  2. 2. Who rang the bell?

    • Gran
    • June
    • Dad
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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.

June's Bus Ride

  1. 1June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. 2It is a long ride.
  3. 3June sits at the front.
  4. 4Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. 5"That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. 6Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. 7Gran is at the gate to wave hello.

  1. 1. How did June know it was time to get off?

    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.

June's Bus Ride

  1. June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. It is a long ride.
  3. June sits at the front.
  4. Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. "That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. Gran is at the gate to wave hello.

  1. 1. Why did the bus stop?

  2. 2. What did Gran do at the gate?

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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.

June's Bus Ride

  1. June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. It is a long ride.
  3. June sits at the front.
  4. Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. "That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. Gran is at the gate to wave hello.
  • Gran waves at the gate
  • June and Dad take the bus
  • June spots Gran's home

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.

June's Bus Ride

  1. June and Dad take the bus to Gran's.
  2. It is a long ride.
  3. June sits at the front.
  4. Then she spots a home with a red gate.
  5. "That is Gran's home!" said June.
  6. Dad lets June ring the bell, and the bus stops.
  7. Gran is at the gate to wave hello.

Draw the bus stopping by Gran's red gate.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

June's Bus Ride · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: June, take, ride, home, gate, wave · tricky words: the, front, she, said, to, hello

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! June and Dad took the bus.
  2. Yes — Gran was at the gate to wave hello.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Gran's home has a red gate.
  2. Yes — Dad let June ring the bell.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4 or 5. June spotted Gran's home with the red gate, so she knew it was their stop.

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

  1. June rang the bell.
  2. She waved hello.

5. Put it in order

1. June and Dad take the bus · 2. June spots Gran's home · 3. Gran waves at the gate

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