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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.

Zara Hides

  1. Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. Zara hides under the table.
  3. Gran checks under the bed.
  4. Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. Zara giggles under the table.
  6. At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. "Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.

  1. 1. Where did Zara hide?

    • table
    • bed
    • bath

  2. 2. Who did Zara play with?

    • cat
    • baby
    • Gran
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Zara Hides

  1. Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. Zara hides under the table.
  3. Gran checks under the bed.
  4. Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. Zara giggles under the table.
  6. At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. "Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.

  1. 1. What game did they play?

    • tag
    • snap
    • hide and seek

  2. 2. Where did Gran look first?

    • in the bath
    • in the car
    • under the bed
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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.

Zara Hides

  1. 1Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. 2Zara hides under the table.
  3. 3Gran checks under the bed.
  4. 4Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. 5Zara giggles under the table.
  6. 6At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. 7"Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.

  1. 1. How did Gran find Zara?

    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.

Zara Hides

  1. Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. Zara hides under the table.
  3. Gran checks under the bed.
  4. Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. Zara giggles under the table.
  6. At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. "Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.

  1. 1. Where did Gran look after the bed?

  2. 2. What did Gran say when she spotted Zara?

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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.

Zara Hides

  1. Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. Zara hides under the table.
  3. Gran checks under the bed.
  4. Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. Zara giggles under the table.
  6. At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. "Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.
  • Gran checks under the bed
  • Gran checks in the bath
  • Gran spots Zara
  • Zara hides under the table

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.

Zara Hides

  1. Zara and Gran play hide and seek at home.
  2. Zara hides under the table.
  3. Gran checks under the bed.
  4. Then Gran checks in the bath.
  5. Zara giggles under the table.
  6. At last, Gran spots Zara.
  7. "Got you!" said Gran with a big smile.

Draw Zara giggling under the table.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 4 · Roo Bloom

Zara Hides · Level 4 (Magic e) · focus words: hide, home, hides, smile · tricky words: play, seek, the, under, said, you

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Zara hid under the table.
  2. Yes — Zara played with Gran.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Zara and Gran played hide and seek.
  2. Yes — Gran checked under the bed first.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. Zara giggled under the table, so Gran could hear where she was.

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

  1. Gran checked in the bath.
  2. Got you!

5. Put it in order

1. Zara hides under the table · 2. Gran checks under the bed · 3. Gran checks in the bath · 4. Gran spots Zara

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