How to Make Fairy Bread — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 2 reading comprehension comprehension exercise.
Year 2 · English · Reading Comprehension
How to Make Fairy Bread — Reading Comprehension — Answers
How to Make Fairy Bread
Read the recipe carefully. Notice the list of things you need and the numbered steps.
Fairy bread is a party food that many Australian children love. It is easy to make and you do not need to cook anything.
You will need:
4 slices of white bread
soft butter or margarine
a small bowl of hundreds and thousands
a butter knife
a plate
What to do:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put a slice of bread on the plate.
3. Spread a thin layer of butter over the bread. Go right to the edges.
4. Sprinkle hundreds and thousands all over the butter. Press them down gently so they stick.
5. Cut the bread from corner to corner to make two triangles.
6. Do the same with the other slices.
7. Put the triangles on a clean plate and share them with your friends.
Tip: If you spread the butter too thickly, the bread will be hard to cut. A thin layer works best!
Part A — Find the answers
Look back at the recipe to find each answer.
Answer: Fairy bread.
- A2
- B4
- C6
- D8
Answer: 4
The list says '4 slices of white bread'.
Answer: Wash your hands.
Answer: A thin layer of butter (or margarine).
- Asquares
- Bcircles
- Ctriangles
- Dstars
Answer: triangles
Step 5 says to cut from corner to corner to make two triangles.
Answer: No. The text says 'you do not need to cook anything'.
Part B — Think about it
The recipe does not tell you these answers. Use what you know to explain.
Answer: So the hundreds and thousands stick all over the bread, not just in the middle.
Answer: So they stick to the butter and do not fall off.
Answer: To keep the food clean and safe to eat.
Part C — Words in the recipe
- Apour a lot all at once
- Bscatter small bits over the top
- Cmix in a bowl
- Dcut into pieces
Answer: scatter small bits over the top
Sprinkling is scattering small pieces over something.
- Aa thick lump
- Ba small, flat amount spread out
- Cno butter at all
- Dbutter in a bowl
Answer: a small, flat amount spread out
A thin layer is a small amount spread flat.
Part D — Your turn
Model answer: How to make a glass of cordial. You will need: a glass, cordial, cold water, a spoon. 1. Pour a little cordial into the glass. 2. Fill the glass with cold water. 3. Stir with the spoon and drink.
Success criteria:
- A title that starts with 'How to'
- A list of what you need
- At least three numbered steps in order
- Each step starts with an action word (pour, mix, cut)
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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