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s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The map
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What do Pat, Pip and Henni Penni sit on?
h
r 2. What is wrong with Pat’s map?
m
d
g 3. What do you think caused the damage to the map?
o
u -o- 4. What does Pat do to mend the map?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. Who looks at the map?
j -ge
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 10
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Pests
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Why do you think Pat is ‘red’?
-nk
v -ve
2. What does Pat do to show that he is ‘mad’ [angry or cross]?
-oo oo
-x
ch 3. How do Henni Penni and Pip react to the ants?
sh
th th 4. Is it just the ants that have upset Pat?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. When Pat ‘scans the mat’ and ‘scans the tent’, what do you
-ue -ue think he is looking for?
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 11
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Sad Pat
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. How is Pat feeling in this scene?
h
r 2. What does Pat’s dad pack?
m
d
g 3. What four things does Pat pack?
o
u -o- 4. Whilst Pat and Dad scan the map, what is Henni Penni doing?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. Why do you think that Pip is sad?
j -ge
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 12
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie At the pond
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Did Pat and his pets feel hot or cold?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. What do you think made them feel like this?
-x
ch 3. Where do they all stop?
sh
th th 4. Where does Pat sit and what does he see?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. How does Pip react to the dog and what does the dog do?
-ue -ue
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 13
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The man and his dog
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What does Pat give to the man?
h
r 2. Describe the cat’s, the dog’s and the hen’s actions at the
m
d
beginning of the scene.
g
o 3. What is the man’s name?
u -o-
l -ll -le 4. What is the dog’s name?
f -ff
b
j -ge 5. What ‘hops in the mud at the pond’ and how does Spot
y react?
ai -ay unit 2, no. 14
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie The camp at the pond
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Does Spot catch the frog?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. Where does the frog hop?
-x
ch 3. Who sits on the mat and what do they do?
sh
th th 4. What do the men do?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. What time of day is it? How do you know?
-ue -ue
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 15
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The old mill on the hill
n 1. Sid’s pals [friends] ‘pull his leg’. What do you think this
c k -ck
e -ea means? [They tease him.]
h
r 2. Why do you think that Sid tells his pals not to go to the old
m mill on the hill?
d
g
o 3. What do you think ‘the plan’ is?
u -o-
l -ll -le 4. What do the pals pack in the backpacks?
f -ff
b
j -ge
5. Does Sid seem happy and willing to go to the old mill? How
y do you know?
ai -ay unit 2, no. 16
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie The cold mist
or 1. Does Sid go with his friends to the old mill?
z -zz
-ng
-nk 2. What does it mean to say ‘as the clock ticks’? Is there a
v -ve clock in the story?
-oo oo
-x 3. What time of day is it? How do you know?
ch
sh
th th 4. What are the weather conditions? [Or, What is the weather
qu like?]
ou ow
oi oy 5. What does Sid mean when he tells his friends ‘not to be so
-ue -ue
er -erschwa smug...’? Why does he say this?
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graphemes unit 2, no. 17
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The cliffs
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. In this scene, what are the names of Sid’s pals?
h
r 2. Where are they?
m
d
g 3. Name two things that they have in their picnic.
o
u -o- 4. When had Sid’s pals pulled him up the mill hill? How does Sid
l -ll -le still feel about this?
f -ff
b
j -ge 5. What were the friends’ plans for this adventure?
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 18
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Linda
or
z -zz
-ng 1. What does Linda’s mum get Linda to help her to feel better?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. When Linda jumps up and spills her milk, does she get told
-x off by her mother?
ch
sh 3. What does Linda pull into bed?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. What is the name of Linda’s doll?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. Why does Mum kiss Linda ‘but not on the lips’?
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 19
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p ‘Rock Man’
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What is ‘Rock Man’?
h
r 2. Where does Rock Man stand?
m
d
g 3. What are ‘rugged cliffs’?
o
u -o- 4. Why does Fatima help Fred up the steps?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. Why does Rick go last up the steps?
j -ge
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 20
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Off in a jet
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Who packs Linda’s doll into the backpack?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. What do you think will be written on ‘the list’? How many
-x people do we know tick the list?
ch
sh 3. Does Linda help Mum to pack?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. Where is the jet flying to?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. What can Sid see out of the window? What do you think Sid
er -erschwa might be thinking about when he looks out?
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graphemes unit 2, no. 21
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The snack on the jet
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. Who travelled on the jet for a family trip to Canada?
h
r 2. What was the name of the air hostess?
m
d
g 3. Who had a piece of fruit included in the snack?
o
u -o- 4. How do the children spend a lot of their time on the jet?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. What kind of landing did the jet have in Canada?
j -ge
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 22
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Tanya
or
z -zz
-ng 1. In the hotel, who puts the backpacks and bags in the rack?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. Who is Tanya?
-x
ch 3. Linda drags Molly off the bed but who had put Molly on the
sh bed?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. Why does Tanya get cross?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. What does it mean when we say someone is a ‘pain in the
er -erschwa neck’?
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graphemes unit 2, no. 23
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Crumpets today!
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. Is it hot or cold in Canada?
h
r 2. Count all the things that Tanya does in this scene?
m
d
g 3. What does it mean ‘to stay for a cuppa’?
o
u -o- 4. What does Mum grill?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. What does Tanya’s ‘day off’ mean?
j -ge
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 24
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Sadness
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Who is sad in this scene?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. During the family’s visit to Canada, who has become a friend
-x to the family?
ch
sh 3. What does it mean that Linda ‘wailed’?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. Do we know which country the family are returning to?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. On the flight back, what does Sid see before anyone else?
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 25
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The man and the goat
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. Who kept a ‘billy goat’?
h
r 2. List two things that the goat kept doing?
m
d
g 3. How did the goat’s non-stop eating make the goat feel?
o
u -o- 4. Where did the man put his fat goat at first?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. Where did the man put the goat next? What do you think
j -ge might happen next in the story?
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 26
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie The lost cloak
or
z -zz
-ng 1. What was the man in the story wearing?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. Where did the man row the boat?
-x
ch 3. What is a ‘moat’?
sh
th th 4. What happened when the boat tipped up?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. Do you think that the goat’s ‘thick coat’ would keep him
-ue -ue afloat, or do you think that the goat would sink like the
er -erschwa man’s cloak?
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graphemes unit 2, no. 27
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Fried eggs
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. Who fried the eggs and what were they fried in?
h
r 2. What is ‘canvas’ and what dried the canvas in this scene?
m
d
g 3. What did Pip and Spot do to keep off the flies?
o
u -o- 4. What was Henni Penni trying to do?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. Do you think that the ants and rats would continue to be a
j -ge nuisance to the campers? Explain your answer.
y
ai -ay unit 2, no. 28
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Rock Man
or
z -zz
-ng 1. What time of day do you think it is in this scene?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. In winter, which winds are described as ‘wild’?
-x
ch 3. What happens to Rock Man in the summer?
sh
th th 4. Rock Man stands still and tall. What does he see?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. Do you think that Rock Man really has eyes that glow? Is
-ue -ue Rock Man a real man?
er -erschwa
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graphemes unit 2, no. 29
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p The puzzle
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. Where did the speckled toad paddle?
h
r 2. What does the rain do in this scene?
m
d
g 3. Why does the toad hop away from the muddy puddle?
o
u -o- 4. What is the puzzle that needs to be solved?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. What does the toad suggest for solving the puzzle?
j -ge
y
ai -ay
w wh
oa ow
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie
or
z -zz
-ng
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
-x
ch
sh
th th
qu
ou ow
oi oy
-ue -ue
er -erschwa
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