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Pip and the Hen — Read and Put in Order — Answers

Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 1 reading comprehension comprehension exercise.

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Pip and the Hen — Read and Put in Order — Answers

Part A: What happened?

Look back at the story to find each answer.

1.What is lost?
  1. Aa hen
  2. Ba dog
  3. Ca pig

Answer: a hen

The story says: Pip has a red hen. The hen is lost!

2.Where does Pip look first?
  1. Ain the box
  2. Bin the shed
  3. Cin the tub

Answer: in the shed

First, Pip looks in the shed.

3.How many eggs are there?
  1. Atwo
  2. Bten
  3. Csix

Answer: six

The hen sits on six eggs.

Part B: Put it in order

What happened first? Write 1, 2 or 3. The words first, next and last in the story will help you.

4.Pip looks in the box. Write the number: (answer space)

Answer: 3

  1. Last, Pip looks in the box, so this happened third.
5.Pip looks in the shed. Write the number: (answer space)

Answer: 1

  1. First, Pip looks in the shed.
6.Pip looks in the tub. Write the number: (answer space)

Answer: 2

  1. Next, Pip looks in the big tub.

Part C: Think about it

7.How does Pip feel at the end?
  1. Asad
  2. Bhappy
  3. Ccross

Answer: happy

The story says Pip is glad. Glad means happy.

8.The hen is in the shed.

Answer: False

Pip looks in the shed, but there is no hen. The hen is in the box.

9.What does glad mean?
  1. Ahappy
  2. Btired
  3. Clost

Answer: happy

Glad means happy. Pip is glad because the hen is found.

Part D: Draw and label

10.Draw the hen in the box with her eggs. Label your picture with two words from the story.

Model answer: A picture of a red hen sitting in a box on some eggs, with labels such as hen, box or eggs.

Success criteria:

  • The picture shows the end of the story
  • Two labels written next to the right parts
  • Each label is a word from the story
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