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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 Leaf Heap

  1. Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.

  1. 1. Who leaped into the heap?

    • cat
    • dog
    • rabbit

  2. 2. What did Raj and Gran rake?

    • rocks
    • leaves
    • apples

  3. 3. What did Raj give Rex?

    • ball
    • bone
    • teddy
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The Leaf Heap

  1. Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.

  1. 1. Where did they make the heap?

    • in the shed
    • by the pond
    • by the gate

  2. 2. Who kept Rex on his lead?

    • Raj
    • Mum
    • Gran
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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 Leaf Heap

  1. 1Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. 2They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. 3Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. 4Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. 5Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. 6This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. 7Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. 8Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.

  1. 1. Why did Raj and Gran have to rake again?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. How do you know Rex did not leap in again?

    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 Leaf Heap

  1. Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.

  1. 1. What did Gran do with the leaves at the end?

  2. 2. What is the dog's name?

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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 Leaf Heap

  1. Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.
  • They make a leaf heap
  • Raj keeps Rex on his lead
  • Rex gets a bone
  • Rex leaps into the heap

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 Leaf Heap

  1. Raj and Gran rake leaves in the garden.
  2. They make a big heap by the gate.
  3. Then Rex the dog leaps into the heap!
  4. Leaves fly all over the green grass.
  5. Raj and Gran have to rake them up again.
  6. This time, Raj keeps Rex on his lead.
  7. Gran fills a sack with the leaves.
  8. Then Raj gives Rex a bone for waiting.

Draw Rex leaping into the big leaf heap.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

The Leaf Heap · Level 5 (Vowel teams) · focus words: leaves, heap, leaps, keeps, lead, waiting · tricky words: the, they, into, all, over, have, to, his, for

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Rex the dog leaped into the heap.
  2. Yes — Raj and Gran raked leaves.
  3. Yes! Raj gave Rex a bone for waiting.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — they made a big heap by the gate.
  2. Yes! Raj kept Rex on his lead.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 3 or 4. Rex leaped into the heap, so the leaves flew all over the grass.
  2. Sentence 6 or 8. Raj kept Rex on his lead, and Rex got a bone for waiting.

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

  1. Gran filled a sack with the leaves.
  2. The dog is Rex.

5. Put it in order

1. They make a leaf heap · 2. Rex leaps into the heap · 3. Raj keeps Rex on his lead · 4. Rex gets a bone

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