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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

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Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. Jin stays out to play all day.

  1. 1. What did Jin zip up?

    • swimsuit
    • sun hat
    • raincoat

  2. 2. What did Jin jump in?

    • sandcastle
    • puddle
    • bath
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2. Word answers

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Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. Jin stays out to play all day.

  1. 1. What kind of day is it?

    • a hot day
    • a grey day
    • a snow day

  2. 2. How did Jin feel about the rain?

    • cross
    • sad
    • glad
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3. Find the clue

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

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. 1It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. 2Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. 3Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. 4Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. 5Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. 6Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. 7The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. 8Jin stays out to play all day.

  1. 1. Why did Jin need his raincoat?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

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Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. Jin stays out to play all day.

  1. 1. What did the mud do?

  2. 2. What did Jin do after he zipped up his raincoat?

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5. Put it in order

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

Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. Jin stays out to play all day.
  • Jin zips up his raincoat
  • Mud sprays on his raincoat
  • Jin jumps in a puddle

Tell a grown-up the story in your own words: first, next, last.

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6. Draw the story

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Draw something you remember from the story.

Jin Plays in the Rain

  1. It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Jin wants to play in the rain.
  3. Mum says he must get his raincoat.
  4. Jin zips up his raincoat.
  5. Then he jumps in a big puddle.
  6. Splash! Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  7. The raincoat keeps Jin dry.
  8. Jin stays out to play all day.

Draw Jin jumping in a big puddle in the rain.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Jin Plays in the Rain · Level 5 (Vowel teams) · focus words: rain, raincoat, play, day, sprays, keeps · tricky words: the, to, he, his, of, says, all, wants, out

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Jin zipped up his raincoat.
  2. Yes — Jin jumped in a big puddle.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! It is a grey day with lots of rain.
  2. Yes — Jin wanted to play in the rain, so he was glad.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 1 or 7. There was lots of rain, so Jin needed his raincoat to stay dry.

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

  1. Mud sprays on his raincoat.
  2. He jumped in a big puddle.

5. Put it in order

1. Jin zips up his raincoat · 2. Jin jumps in a puddle · 3. Mud sprays on his raincoat

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