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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.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. "Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!

  1. 1. What was Dad lying on?

    • sofa
    • bed
    • towel

  2. 2. What did Ling and Finn get?

    • ball
    • spades
    • buckets

  3. 3. Who fell asleep on the sand?

    • Dad
    • dog
    • baby
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. "Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!

  1. 1. What was under a big mound of sand?

    • Dad's legs
    • a shell
    • a spade

  2. 2. What did Dad wiggle?

    • his ears
    • his toes
    • his nose
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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.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. 1Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. 2Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. 3Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. 4They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. 5Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. 6Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. 7"Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. 8He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!

  1. 1. How do you know Dad was not cross?

    The clue is in sentence number

    Now say or write the answer:

  2. 2. Why did the sand burst off?

    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.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. "Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!

  1. 1. Why did Dad not see Ling and Finn put sand on him?

  2. 2. What did Dad say when he woke up?

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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.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. "Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!
  • Ling and Finn get spades
  • Dad wakes with a shout
  • Dad naps on a towel

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.

Where Are My Feet?

  1. Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Soon he was fast asleep.
  3. Ling and Finn got their spades.
  4. They put sand on Dad's feet and legs.
  5. Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  6. Dad woke up and gave a loud shout.
  7. "Where are my feet?" he said with a grin.
  8. He wiggled his toes, and the sand burst off!

Draw Dad's legs under a big mound of sand.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Where Are My Feet? · Level 6 (More sounds) · focus words: soon, mound, loud, shout, burst, under · tricky words: the, he, was, their, they, put, were, of, where, are, my, said, his

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Dad lay on a towel on the warm sand.
  2. Yes — Ling and Finn got their spades.
  3. Yes! Dad fell fast asleep on the sand.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — Dad's legs were under a big mound of sand.
  2. Yes! Dad wiggled his toes.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 7. Dad said it with a grin, so he was not cross.
  2. Sentence 8. Dad wiggled his toes, so the sand burst off.

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

  1. He was fast asleep.
  2. "Where are my feet?"

5. Put it in order

1. Dad naps on a towel · 2. Ling and Finn get spades · 3. Dad wakes with a shout

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