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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 List at Home

  1. Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.

  1. 1. What did Dad leave at home?

    • list
    • phone
    • key

  2. 2. What did Chen reach up to get?

    • soap
    • sponge
    • toothbrush

  3. 3. Which food was on the list?

    • pizza
    • cake
    • bread
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

The List at Home

  1. Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.

  1. 1. Where did Chen and Dad go?

    • the shop
    • the beach
    • the park

  2. 2. Where did Chen keep the list?

    • his head
    • his bag
    • his hat
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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 List at Home

  1. 1Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. 2Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. 3Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. 4They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. 5Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. 6Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. 7Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. 8At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.

  1. 1. How do you know Chen got the list right?

    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 List at Home

  1. Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.

  1. 1. Why did Chen need the list in his head?

  2. 2. Who paid at the shop?

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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 List at Home

  1. Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.
  • Chen checks the list
  • Chen reaches for the soap
  • Chen finds the bread

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 List at Home

  1. Chen and Dad go to the shop.
  2. Oh no! Dad has left the list at home!
  3. Chen says he has the list in his head.
  4. They need a loaf of bread, cheese and soap.
  5. Chen finds the bread and the cheese.
  6. Then he reaches up to get the soap.
  7. Dad pays, and they go home.
  8. At home, Chen checks the list, and he got it all.

Draw Chen reaching up to get the soap.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 5 · Roo Bloom

The List at Home · Level 5 (Vowel teams) · focus words: loaf, soap, reaches, cheese, pays · tricky words: the, to, go, has, he, his, they, of, all, says, oh

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Dad left the list at home.
  2. Yes — Chen reached up to get the soap.
  3. Yes! A loaf of bread was on the list.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Chen and Dad went to the shop.
  2. Yes! Chen had the list in his head.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 8. Chen checked the list at home and he got it all, so he did not miss a thing.

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

  1. Dad left the list at home.
  2. Dad pays.

5. Put it in order

1. Chen finds the bread · 2. Chen reaches for the soap · 3. Chen checks the list

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