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The island picnic

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Illustrated by _________________________
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Comprehension

1. Fill in the missing words

Every Saturday Sally goes to see her __ __ __ __ __ __. One

Saturday Sally said, Can we go out in a boat __ __ __ __ __?
Yes, lets, said Dad.
Come on, __ __ __ Boy. You can come too.
Dad, Sally and Red Boy went up the river in a __ __ __ __. They came
to an island.
This is a good place for a __ __ __ __ __ __, said Sally.
They got out, and Dad tied the boat to a __ __ __ __.
Im __ __ __ __ __ __ said Sally.

Spelling
2. Circle the wrong spelling and correct it.

i.

The daad looked round. (__________)

ii.

Wheres the bote? he shouted. (__________)

iii.

Loak there it is! (__________)

iv.

They saw an orange bote down the river. (__________)

v.

Sally and Dad waived and shouted. (__________)

vi.

They all climbed iin. (__________)

vii.

On the away home they saw a bleu and white tea towel in a shop window.
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viii. Will you be my freinds? (__________)

Short answer response

1. Is there a main character in this story? Who was it?
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2. How are you like the main character? How are you different?
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3. Is there a lesson to learn in this story?
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4. Do you think something like this could have happened in real life?
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5. What was your favourite part of this story?
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6. What part of the story did you not enjoy?
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3. Write a letter to the author.

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