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Print “The Sheep and the Coat”

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 Sheep and the Coat

  1. Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.

  1. 1. What animal came up to the gate?

    • sheep
    • horse
    • cow

  2. 2. What did Leo hang on the gate?

    • hat
    • coat
    • scarf
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Sheep and the Coat

  1. Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.

  1. 1. What did Leo feed the sheep?

    • oats
    • cake
    • jam

  2. 2. Who grabbed the coat?

    • Mum
    • Dad
    • Leo
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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 Sheep and the Coat

  1. 1Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. 2Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. 3A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. 4It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. 5Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. 6Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. 7Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. 8The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.

  1. 1. Why did Mum grab the coat?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know the sheep liked the oats?

    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 Sheep and the Coat

  1. Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.

  1. 1. What did the sheep do to the coat?

  2. 2. What did Leo do after Mum grabbed the coat?

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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 Sheep and the Coat

  1. Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.
  • The sheep eats oats
  • Leo hangs up his coat
  • The sheep tugs the coat
  • Mum grabs the coat

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 Sheep and the Coat

  1. Leo and Mum go to see the sheep.
  2. Leo hangs his coat on the gate.
  3. A sheep trots up to the gate.
  4. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  5. Oh no! The sheep wants to eat the coat!
  6. Mum grabs the coat just in time.
  7. Leo feeds the sheep some oats.
  8. The sheep eats the oats and leaves the coat.

Draw the sheep tugging on Leo's coat.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

The Sheep and the Coat · Level 5 (Vowel teams) · focus words: sheep, coat, oats, eat, feeds, leaves · tricky words: the, to, go, his, some, wants, no, gives, oh

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! A sheep trotted up to the gate.
  2. Yes — Leo hung his coat on the gate.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Leo fed the sheep some oats.
  2. Yes — Mum grabbed the coat just in time.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4 or 5. The sheep wanted to eat the coat, so Mum grabbed it.
  2. Sentence 8. The sheep ate the oats and left the coat, so it liked the oats.

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

  1. It sniffs the coat and gives it a tug.
  2. He fed the sheep some oats.

5. Put it in order

1. Leo hangs up his coat · 2. The sheep tugs the coat · 3. Mum grabs the coat · 4. The sheep eats oats

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