Jack’s Beetle
Jack ran in the park.
He ran after a beetle.
The little beetle hid in the grass.
Jack looked and looked.
He could not find it.
Where did Jack run?
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2. What did Jack do?
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3. Was the beetle big or little?
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4. Where did the beetle hide?
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5. Did Jack find the beetle?
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Jack’s Beetle
Jack ran in the park.
He ran after a beetle.
The little beetle hid in the grass.
Jack looked and looked.
He could not find it.
Where did Jack run?
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2. What did Jack do?
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3. Was the beetle big or little?
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4. Where did the beetle hide?
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5. Did Jack find the beetle?
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The Lost Kitten
A little, grey kitten was lost.
It was lost in the grass.
The kitten was sad.
A little girl saw the kitten.
She took the kitten home.
What was lost?
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2. Where was it lost?
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3. What colour was the kitten?
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4. Who saw the kitten?
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5. How did the kitten feel?
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The Lost Kitten
A little, grey kitten was lost.
It was lost in the grass.
The kitten was sad.
A little girl saw the kitten.
She took the kitten home.
What was lost?
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2. Where was it lost?
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3. What colour was the kitten?
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4. Who saw the kitten?
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5. How did the kitten feel?
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Ted’s Birthday
It is Ted’s birthday.
All her friends will come.
They will get balloons and hats.
They will eat cake and ice cream.
The party will finish at 5pm.
Who is having a birthday?
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2. Who will come to the party?
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3. What will his friends get?
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4. What will they eat?
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5. What time will the party finish?
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Ted’s Birthday
It is Ted’s birthday.
All her friends will come.
They will get balloons and hats.
They will eat cake and ice cream.
The party will finish at 5pm.
Who is having a birthday?
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2. Who will come to the party?
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3. What will his friends get?
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4. What will they eat?
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5. What time will the party finish?
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The Turtle and the Beetle
It was a sunny afternoon.
A little turtle swam in the pond.
It swam very slowly.
The turtle saw a black beetle.
The black beetle jumped away.
What was the weather like?
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2. Is the turtle big or little?
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3. Where was the turtle swimming?
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4. What did the beetle see?
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5. What did the beetle do?
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The Turtle and the Beetle
It was a sunny afternoon.
A little turtle swam in the pond.
It swam very slowly.
The turtle saw a black beetle.
The black beetle jumped away.
What was the weather like?
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2. Is the turtle big or little?
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3. Where was the turtle swimming?
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4. What did the beetle see?
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5. What did the beetle do?
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Ben’s Frog
Ben had a frog in a box.
The frog was little and green.
Ben found it in the park.
The frog was by a rock.
He gave it to his friend.
What did Ben have?
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2. Where did Ben keep his frog?
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3. What colour was the frog?
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4. Where did Ben find the frog?
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5. What did Ben do with the frog?
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Ben’s Frog
Ben had a frog in a box.
The frog was little and green.
Ben found it in the park.
The frog was by a rock.
He gave it to his friend.
What did Ben have?
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2. Where did Ben keep his frog?
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3. What colour was the frog?
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4. Where did Ben find the frog?
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5. What did Ben do with the frog?
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The Frog
The little frog sat in the pond.
The frog sat very still.
A little fly flew by.
The frog jumped up and ate the fly.
Then the frog swam away.
Where did the frog sit?
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2. What size was the frog?
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3. How did the frog sit?
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4. What flew by?
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5. What did the frog do to the fly?
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The Frog
The little frog sat in the pond.
The frog sat very still.
A little fly flew by.
The frog jumped up and ate the fly.
Then the frog swam away.
Where did the frog sit?
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2. What size was the frog?
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3. How did the frog sit?
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4. What flew by?
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5. What did the frog do to the fly?
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Emma and the butterfly.
Emma saw something on a flower.
It was a spotty, orange butterfly.
The butterfly walked on her hand.
Emma showed the butterfly to her brother.
What did Emma see?
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2. Where did she see it?
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3. What did it look like?
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4. What did the butterfly do?
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5. Who did Emma show it to?
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Emma and the butterfly.
Emma saw something on a flower.
It was a spotty, orange butterfly.
The butterfly walked on her hand.
Emma showed the butterfly to her brother.
What did Emma see?
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2. Where did she see it?
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3. What did it look like?
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4. What did the butterfly do?
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5. Who did Emma show it to?
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The Squirrel
The little grey squirrel ran.
It saw a bag in the grass.
The squirrel looked into the bag.
It found a little peanut.
The squirrel ate the peanut.
What ran?
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2. What did the squirrel look like?
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3. What was in the grass?
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4. Where did the squirrel look?
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5. What did the squirrel find?
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The Squirrel
The little grey squirrel ran.
It saw a bag in the grass.
The squirrel looked into the bag.
It found a little peanut.
The squirrel ate the peanut.
What ran?
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2. What did the squirrel look like?
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3. What was in the grass?
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4. Where did the squirrel look?
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5. What did the squirrel find?
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The Lost Aeroplane
Joe ran up the hill.
He ran after a toy aeroplane.
The aeroplane flew into a tree.
Joe could not get it down.
He had to get his mum to help.
Where did Joe run?
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2. What did Joe run after?
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3. What kind of aeroplane was it?
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4. What happened to the aeroplane?
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5. What did Joe have to do?
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The Lost Aeroplane
Joe ran up the hill.
He ran after a toy aeroplane.
The aeroplane flew into a tree.
Joe could not get it down.
He had to get his mum to help.
Where did Joe run?
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2. What did Joe run after?
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3. What kind of aeroplane was it?
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4. What happened to the aeroplane?
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5. What did Joe have to do?
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The Mouse
The little brown mouse walked very softly.
The mouse sniffed.
It could smell something tasty.
It saw a little cookie.
The mouse ate the cookie.
How did the mouse walk?
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2. How big was the mouse?
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3. What colour was the mouse?
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4. What could the mouse smell?
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5. What did the mouse do?
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The Mouse
The little brown mouse walked very softly.
The mouse sniffed.
It could smell something tasty.
It saw a little cookie.
The mouse ate the cookie.
How did the mouse walk?
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2. How big was the mouse?
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3. What colour was the mouse?
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4. What could the mouse smell?
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5. What did the mouse do?
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The Tadpole
When there is a lot of rain, it makes a pond in the garden. Frogs lay eggs in the mud. After five weeks, you can find baby frogs in the pond. They are call tadpoles. After 4 weeks, the tadpoles become frogs.
What happens when there is a lot of rain?
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2. Where do frogs lay their eggs?
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3. How long does it take to see a baby frog?
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4. What is a baby frog called?
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5. What happens to the tadpole after 4 weeks?
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The Tadpole
When there is a lot of rain, it makes a pond in the garden. Frogs lay eggs in the mud. After five weeks, you can find baby frogs in the pond. They are call tadpoles. After 4 weeks, the tadpoles become frogs.
What happens when there is a lot of rain?
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2. Where do frogs lay their eggs?
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3. How long does it take to see a baby frog?
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4. What is a baby frog called?
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5. What happens to the tadpole after 4 weeks?
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Molly
Sam has a large dog called Molly. Molly likes to play with a ball. Molly needs to go for a walk three times a day. One summers day, Molly and Sam went for a walk in the park. Molly saw another dog called Buster. Buster and Molly chased each other until they were so tired they fell asleep.
Why has the author called the story ‘Molly’?
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2. How often does Molly need to go for a walk?
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3. What was the weather like on their walk?
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4. Who did Molly meet?
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5. What did Molly and Buster do?
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Molly
Sam has a large dog called Molly. Molly likes to play with a ball. Molly needs to go for a walk three times a day. One summers day, Molly and Sam went for a walk in the park. Molly saw another dog called Buster. Buster and Molly chased each other until they were so tired they fell asleep.
Why has the author called the story ‘Molly’?
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2. How often does Molly need to go for a walk?
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3. What was the weather like on their walk?
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4. Who did Molly meet?
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5. What did Molly and Buster do?
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Spring Time.
It was a lovely and warm spring day.
The sun was shining and there were 2 bluebirds singing in the trees. The children were paddling their feet in the river and a family of ducks swam past. Megan and Sophie were flying a beautiful kite shaped like a bird. The wind picked up and Sophie began to lose control of the kite. It got tangled in a tree. Megan ran home and found mum. Mum got a ladder and rescued the kite.
What was the weather like?
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What two things were happening in the river?
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3) What shape was the kite?
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4) Why did the kite get stuck?
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How did mum recue the kite?
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Highlight the adjectives using a coloured pencil.
Spring Time.
It was a lovely and warm spring day.
The sun was shining and there were 2 bluebirds singing in the trees. The children were paddling their feet in the river and a family of ducks swam past. Megan and Sophie were flying a beautiful kite shaped like a bird. The wind picked up and Sophie began to lose control of the kite. It got tangled in a tree. Megan ran home and found mum. Mum got a ladder and rescued the kite.
What was the weather like?
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What two things were happening in the river?
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3) What shape was the kite?
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4) Why did the kite get stuck?
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How did mum recue the kite?
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Highlight the adjectives using a coloured pencil.