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Level 6 · More sounds · black-and-white friendly, A4. Untick any sheet you don’t need.

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1. Picture answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Circle the right picture.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. "The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!

  1. 1. What did Gran get from the shop?

    • ball
    • teddy
    • book

  2. 2. Who came to Joy's shop?

    • baby
    • Gran
    • dog
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. "The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!

  1. 1. What did Gran have in her purse?

    • buttons
    • sweets
    • shells

  2. 2. How much did the teddy cost?

    • two coins
    • four coins
    • ten coins
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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.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. 1Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. 2She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. 3Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. 4"The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. 5Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. 6Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. 7Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. 8Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!

  1. 1. How do you know the shop was just pretend?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. Why did Joy have the teddy at the end?

    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.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. "The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!

  1. 1. What did Joy do with the coins?

  2. 2. Where did Joy set up her shop?

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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.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. "The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!
  • Joy puts out her toys
  • Joy counts the coins
  • Gran comes with buttons
  • Gran gives the teddy back

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.

Joy's Toy Shop

  1. Joy set up a toy shop in her room.
  2. She put out a teddy, a ball and a book.
  3. Gran came to the shop with a purse of buttons.
  4. "The buttons can be coins," said Joy.
  5. Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  6. Joy counted the coins out loud.
  7. Then Gran gave the teddy back to Joy.
  8. Now Joy had the teddy and the coins!

Draw Joy's toy shop and Gran's button coins.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Joy's Toy Shop · Level 6 (More sounds) · focus words: toy, room, coins, counted, loud, purse · tricky words: her, she, put, the, to, of, said, be, four

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Gran got the teddy for four coins.
  2. Yes — Gran came to the shop.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes! Gran had a purse of buttons.
  2. Yes — Gran got the teddy for four coins.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 4. They used buttons as coins, so it was a pretend shop.
  2. Sentence 7. Gran gave the teddy back to Joy, so Joy had it again.

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

  1. She counted them out loud.
  2. She set it up in her room.

5. Put it in order

1. Joy puts out her toys · 2. Gran comes with buttons · 3. Joy counts the coins · 4. Gran gives the teddy back

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