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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.

The Joke Book

  1. It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. Now she is wide awake!
  6. So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.

  1. 1. What did Dad have?

    • teddy
    • drum
    • book

  2. 2. Who had the joke book?

    • cat
    • Dad
    • baby

  3. 3. How is Ling at the end?

    • hot
    • asleep
    • cold
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Joke Book

  1. It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. Now she is wide awake!
  6. So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.

  1. 1. What did Ling take off?

    • her robe
    • her socks
    • her hat

  2. 2. What kind of tune did Dad hum?

    • fast
    • soft
    • loud
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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.

The Joke Book

  1. 1It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. 2She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. 3Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. 4Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. 5Now she is wide awake!
  6. 6So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. 7In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.

  1. 1. Why was Ling wide awake?

    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.

The Joke Book

  1. It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. Now she is wide awake!
  6. So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.

  1. 1. Why did Dad hum a soft tune?

  2. 2. What was in Dad's book?

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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.

The Joke Book

  1. It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. Now she is wide awake!
  6. So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.
  • Dad hums a soft tune
  • Ling gets in bed
  • Ling is fast asleep
  • Dad has a joke book

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.

The Joke Book

  1. It is bedtime for Ling.
  2. She takes off her robe and gets in bed.
  3. Dad has a book of jokes.
  4. Ling giggles and giggles at the jokes.
  5. Now she is wide awake!
  6. So Dad hums a soft tune.
  7. In a bit, Ling is fast asleep.

Draw Ling giggling at Dad's joke book.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

The Joke Book · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: bedtime, takes, robe, jokes, wide, awake, tune · tricky words: for, she, her, the, of, now, so, asleep

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Dad had a book of jokes.
  2. Yes — Dad had the book of jokes.
  3. Yes! Ling is fast asleep at the end.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Ling took off her robe.
  2. Yes — Dad hummed a soft tune.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. Ling giggled and giggled at the jokes, so she was wide awake.

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

  1. Ling was wide awake, so Dad hummed to help her sleep.
  2. Jokes.

5. Put it in order

1. Ling gets in bed · 2. Dad has a joke book · 3. Dad hums a soft tune · 4. Ling is fast asleep

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