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Level 5 · Vowel teams · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

The Class Painting

  1. Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.

  1. 1. What did Finn paint?

    • house
    • tree
    • flower

  2. 2. What did Ana paint on the sea?

    • duck
    • fish
    • boat

  3. 3. What did Beth paint over the top?

    • sun
    • rainbow
    • moon
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Class Painting

  1. Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.

  1. 1. Who had the first turn?

    • Ana
    • Finn
    • Beth

  2. 2. How many brushes did Miss Gray have?

    • two brushes
    • one brush
    • ten brushes
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Find the clue. Write the number of the sentence, then underline it.

The answer can be hiding in the story.

The Class Painting

  1. 1Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. 2Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. 3Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. 4Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. 5Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. 6At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. 7She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. 8Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.

  1. 1. Why did the children take turns to paint?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know the class liked the painting?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

The Class Painting

  1. Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.

  1. 1. Who painted after Finn?

  2. 2. Where did Miss Gray pin the painting?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

What happened first? Write 1, 2, 3 in the boxes.

The Class Painting

  1. Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.
  • Ana paints a boat
  • Beth paints a rainbow
  • Miss Gray gets the paper
  • Finn paints a tree

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 5 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

The Class Painting

  1. Miss Gray has one big sheet of paper and one brush.
  2. Each child will get a turn to paint.
  3. Finn goes first and paints a green tree.
  4. Then Ana paints a boat on the blue sea.
  5. Beth has to wait and wait.
  6. At last, Beth gets the brush.
  7. She paints a rainbow over the top of it all.
  8. Miss Gray pins it on the wall, and the class cheers.

Draw the class painting with a tree, a boat and a rainbow.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

The Class Painting · Level 5 (Vowel teams) · focus words: paint, tree, boat, sea, rainbow, wait · tricky words: the, one, of, to, goes, has, she, over, all

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Finn painted a green tree.
  2. Yes — Ana painted a boat on the blue sea.
  3. Yes! Beth painted a rainbow over the top.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Finn went first.
  2. Yes! Miss Gray had just one brush.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 1. There was just one brush, so each child had to wait for a turn.
  2. Sentence 8. The class cheers, so they liked the painting.

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

  1. Ana painted after Finn.
  2. She pinned it on the wall.

5. Put it in order

1. Miss Gray gets the paper · 2. Finn paints a tree · 3. Ana paints a boat · 4. Beth paints a rainbow

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