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Read and Match: Simple Sentences — Answers

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Read and Match: Simple Sentences — Answers

Part A: Read and answer

Read the sentence in bold. Then circle the answer.

1.The big dog can run. What can run?
  1. Aa cat
  2. Ba big dog
  3. Ca hen

Answer: a big dog

The sentence says the big dog can run.

2.Sam has a red cap. What is red?
  1. Athe cap
  2. BSam
  3. Cthe bag

Answer: the cap

Sam has a red cap, so the cap is red.

3.The fish is in the tank. Where is the fish?
  1. Aon the mat
  2. Bin the tank
  3. Cin a box

Answer: in the tank

The fish is in the tank.

4.Mia sits on a log. Who sits on the log?
  1. ASam
  2. Ba dog
  3. CMia

Answer: Mia

Mia sits on a log.

5.The sun is hot. What is hot?
  1. Athe sun
  2. Bthe cup
  3. Cthe bed

Answer: the sun

The sun is hot.

Part B: Does it make sense?

Read all three. Circle the sentence that makes sense.

6.Which one makes sense?
  1. AThe cat can bus.
  2. BThe cat can run.
  3. CRun the can cat.

Answer: The cat can run.

The cat can run. A cat can not bus, and the last one is jumbled.

7.Which one makes sense?
  1. AA pig is in the mud.
  2. BA pig hat is.
  3. CMud a pig in.

Answer: A pig is in the mud.

A pig is in the mud.

8.Which one makes sense?
  1. AI sit on a cup.
  2. BI sit on a fish.
  3. CI sit on a mat.

Answer: I sit on a mat.

You can sit on a mat.

9.Which one makes sense?
  1. AWe eat a sock.
  2. BWe eat an egg.
  3. CWe eat a bed.

Answer: We eat an egg.

We can eat an egg.

Part C: Your turn

10.Write a sentence about a cat. Then draw it.

Model answer: Any simple sentence about a cat, e.g. The cat is on the mat. The cat is big.

Success criteria:

  • The sentence is about a cat
  • The sentence makes sense
  • The picture matches the sentence
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