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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Corn for Lunch

  1. Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. So Gran gave Omar some of hers.

  1. 1. What did Omar set out with the plates?

    • forks
    • cups
    • spoons

  2. 2. Where did Omar get the butter?

    • sink
    • fridge
    • bin

  3. 3. Who put the corn in the pot?

    • dog
    • Gran
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Corn for Lunch

  1. Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. So Gran gave Omar some of hers.

  1. 1. What did they make for lunch?

    • corn
    • pizza
    • toast

  2. 2. How many forks did Omar set out?

    • two forks
    • one fork
    • three forks
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3. Find the clue

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

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

The answer can be hiding in the story.

Corn for Lunch

  1. 1Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. 2Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. 3Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. 4Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. 5Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. 6It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. 7But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. 8So Gran gave Omar some of hers.

  1. 1. How do you know Omar liked the corn?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

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4. Short answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Write or say your answer.

Corn for Lunch

  1. Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. So Gran gave Omar some of hers.

  1. 1. Why did Gran give Omar some of her corn?

  2. 2. What did Omar put on the corn?

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5. Put it in order

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

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

Corn for Lunch

  1. Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. So Gran gave Omar some of hers.
  • Omar sets out forks
  • Corn goes in the pot
  • Omar gets the butter
  • Gran gives Omar some

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 6 · Roo Bloom

Draw something you remember from the story.

Corn for Lunch

  1. Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.
  3. Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  4. Then he got the butter from the fridge.
  5. Omar put butter on the hot corn.
  6. It was so good that Omar asked for more.
  7. But there was no more corn in the pot.
  8. So Gran gave Omar some of hers.

Draw Omar and Gran eating corn with butter.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Corn for Lunch · Level 6 (More sounds) · focus words: corn, forks, boil, butter, more · tricky words: the, to, put, he, was, there, some, two

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Omar set out two forks and two plates.
  2. Yes — he got the butter from the fridge.
  3. Yes! Gran put the corn in a pot to boil.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Omar and Gran made corn for lunch.
  2. Yes! Omar set out two forks.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 6. Omar asked for more, so he liked the corn.

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

  1. There was no more corn in the pot.
  2. He put butter on the hot corn.

5. Put it in order

1. Corn goes in the pot · 2. Omar sets out forks · 3. Omar gets the butter · 4. Gran gives Omar some

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