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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.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. It was bath time for Kai.
  2. He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. Soon the water got cool.
  6. Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. The boat sat by the tub to dry too.

  1. 1. What toy did Kai take?

    • train
    • teddy
    • boat

  2. 2. What did Mum hold up?

    • hairbrush
    • towel
    • umbrella

  3. 3. What did Kai use to make rain?

    • cup
    • spoon
    • bucket
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2. Word answers

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Read the story. Tick the right word.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. It was bath time for Kai.
  2. He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. Soon the water got cool.
  6. Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. The boat sat by the tub to dry too.

  1. 1. What went zoom in the bubbles?

    • the boat
    • the duck
    • the soap

  2. 2. How did the water feel at the end?

    • sticky
    • cool
    • hot
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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.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. 1It was bath time for Kai.
  2. 2He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. 3Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. 4Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. 5Soon the water got cool.
  6. 6Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. 7Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. 8The boat sat by the tub to dry too.

  1. 1. Why did Kai get out of the bath?

    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.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. It was bath time for Kai.
  2. He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. Soon the water got cool.
  6. Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. The boat sat by the tub to dry too.

  1. 1. Who held up the towel?

  2. 2. What did Kai do after Mum held up the towel?

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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.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. It was bath time for Kai.
  2. He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. Soon the water got cool.
  6. Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. The boat sat by the tub to dry too.
  • The boat goes zoom
  • Kai gets dry
  • Kai makes it rain
  • Kai gets in the bath

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.

Zoom Goes the Boat

  1. It was bath time for Kai.
  2. He took his toy boat and a cup.
  3. Zoom went the boat in the bubbles!
  4. Kai filled the cup and made it rain on the boat.
  5. Soon the water got cool.
  6. Mum held up a big soft towel.
  7. Kai hopped out and got dry.
  8. The boat sat by the tub to dry too.

Draw Kai's toy boat zooming in the bubbles.

Write a word or sentence about your picture:

Answers for grown-ups

Read, Decode & Understand · Level 6 · Roo Bloom

Zoom Goes the Boat · Level 6 (More sounds) · focus words: toy, zoom, soon, cool, took · tricky words: was, for, he, his, the, water

1. Picture answers

  1. Yes! Kai took his toy boat.
  2. Yes — Mum held up a big soft towel.
  3. Yes! Kai filled the cup and made it rain.

2. Word answers

  1. Yes — the boat went zoom in the bubbles.
  2. Yes! Soon the water got cool.

3. Find the clue

  1. Sentence 5. The water got cool, so it was time for Kai to get out.

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

  1. Mum held up the towel.
  2. He hopped out and got dry.

5. Put it in order

1. Kai gets in the bath · 2. The boat goes zoom · 3. Kai makes it rain · 4. Kai gets dry

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