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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 Wave

  1. Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. He made a big sandcastle.
  3. He set a shell on top.
  4. Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. Kai did not give up.
  7. He made one more, up by the stones.

  1. 1. What did Kai dig with?

    • fork
    • spade
    • spoon

  2. 2. What did Kai set on top?

    • leaf
    • flower
    • shell

  3. 3. What did Kai make?

    • snowman
    • sandcastle
    • cake
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Wave

  1. Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. He made a big sandcastle.
  3. He set a shell on top.
  4. Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. Kai did not give up.
  7. He made one more, up by the stones.

  1. 1. What came up the sand?

    • a dog
    • a wave
    • a crab

  2. 2. Where is Kai?

    • the park
    • the beach
    • the shop
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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 Wave

  1. 1Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. 2He made a big sandcastle.
  3. 3He set a shell on top.
  4. 4Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. 5The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. 6Kai did not give up.
  7. 7He made one more, up by the stones.

  1. 1. Why did the sandcastle go flat?

    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 Wave

  1. Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. He made a big sandcastle.
  3. He set a shell on top.
  4. Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. Kai did not give up.
  7. He made one more, up by the stones.

  1. 1. What did Kai do after the wave?

  2. 2. What did Kai dig in?

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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 Wave

  1. Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. He made a big sandcastle.
  3. He set a shell on top.
  4. Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. Kai did not give up.
  7. He made one more, up by the stones.
  • Kai set a shell on top
  • A wave hit the sandcastle
  • Kai dug with his spade

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 Wave

  1. Kai dug in the sand with his spade.
  2. He made a big sandcastle.
  3. He set a shell on top.
  4. Then a wave came up the sand.
  5. The wave hit the sandcastle, and it went flat.
  6. Kai did not give up.
  7. He made one more, up by the stones.

Draw Kai's sandcastle with a shell on top.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

The Wave · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: spade, made, wave, came, stones · tricky words: the, he, his, sandcastle, give, one, more, by

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Kai dug with his spade.
  2. Yes — Kai set a shell on top.
  3. Yes! Kai made a big sandcastle.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — a wave came up the sand.
  2. Yes! Kai is at the beach, with sand and waves.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. The wave hit the sandcastle, so it went flat.

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

  1. He made one more, up by the stones.
  2. He dug in the sand.

5. Put it in order

1. Kai dug with his spade · 2. Kai set a shell on top · 3. A wave hit the sandcastle

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