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s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Free as the wind
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What happens to the green seeds on the trees?
h
r 2. Do you think that all the seeds are sown in rows?
m
d
g 3. Where do the seeds from the trees scatter before they are
o sown in rows?
u -o-
l -ll -le
4. What do the bees do?
f -ff
b
j -ge 5. Why is feeling free compared to the bees and the wild wind?
y Which of these descriptions would make you feel most free?
ai -ay
w wh
unit 3, no. 31
oa ow
-igh -ie i -y Questions for
ee ea e ‘I can read’ texts
-y -ey -ie
or
z -zz
The storm
-ng
-nk 1. Where does the storm come from?
v -ve
-oo oo
-x 2. What flies in the fort? What is a fort and what is a port?
ch
sh 3. What happens to the trees in the storm?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. What happens to the boats in the storm?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. ‘In the lull, the stork flies away’ - what does this mean?
er -erschwa
ar
air Questions for ‘I can read’ in units 1 - 5: The teacher reads aloud to learners to encourage spoken
eer answers and discussion. Please note: These questions are not written in cumulative, decodable text.
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graphemes unit 3, no. 32
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Zed and Zap
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What kind of animals are Zed and Zap?
h
r 2. What special features do zebras have? In which country can
m
d
we find them?
g
o 3. What does it mean that Zed and Zap have a ‘zest for life’?
u -o-
l -ll -le 4. What do Zed and Zap love to do?
f -ff
b
j -ge 5. When Zed ‘kicks his heels’, what does this really mean?
y
ai -ay unit 3, no. 33
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie Dazzled
or
z -zz
-ng 1. Why do you think that Zed and Zap feel ‘a bit frazzled’?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo
2. Do you think that Zed and Zap keep zipping back and forth
-x just for the exercise?
ch
sh 3. What has made the atmosphere very dusty?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. How has Zed dazzled Zap?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. Do you think that Zed’s coat is likely to be any more jazzy
er -erschwa than Zap’s coat?
ar
air Questions for ‘I can read’ in units 1 - 5: The teacher reads aloud to learners to encourage spoken
eer answers and discussion. Please note: These questions are not written in cumulative, decodable text.

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graphemes unit 3, no. 34
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Wag
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What is the name of the dog?
h
r 2. When the dog sniffs the grass, what does he find?
m
d
g 3. What ‘drips wet with rain’?
o
u -o- 4. What two things does Wag follow?
l -ll -le
f -ff
b 5. How do you think that Wag shows his feelings?
j -ge
y unit 3, no. 35
ai -ay Questions for
w wh ‘I can read’ texts
oa ow
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e The wheel
-y -ey -ie
or
z -zz 1. What does William whisk off his wagon?
-ng
-nk 2. What does Wag smell a whiff of ‘on the wind’?
v -ve
-oo oo
-x 3. Where did William go to ask for help?
ch
sh 4. What is the ‘problem’ that is solved and who solves the
th th ‘problem’?
qu
ou ow
oi oy 5. How do we know that Will and Wag are happy by the end
-ue -ue of the story?
er -erschwa
ar
air Questions for ‘I can read’ in units 1 - 5: The teacher reads aloud to learners to encourage spoken
eer answers and discussion. Please note: These questions are not written in cumulative, decodable text.

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graphemes unit 3, no. 36
s -ce -se Questions for
a ‘I can read’ texts
t
i
p Meals
n
c k -ck
e -ea 1. What is suggested for tea at first?
h
r 2. What food is then added to this first suggestion?
m
d
g 3. What does the person who is going to prepare the food finally
o say they will eat for tea?
u -o-
l -ll -le
4. What is the suggestion for supper?
f -ff
b
j -ge 5. Who do you think is told to set the table?
y
ai -ay unit 3, no. 37
w wh Questions for
oa ow ‘I can read’ texts
-igh -ie i -y
ee ea e
-y -ey -ie A simple spread
or
z -zz
-ng 1. What is the father’s best meal?
-nk
v -ve
-oo oo 2. Why do you think that the father’s best meal is described as
-x a ‘simple feast’?
ch
sh 3. Who do you think is talking about [discussing] the meal?
th th
qu
ou ow 4. Where will the grandmother sit at the table?
oi oy
-ue -ue 5. What does it mean to ‘tuck into this simple spread’?
er -erschwa
ar
air Questions for ‘I can read’ in units 1 - 5: The teacher reads aloud to learners to encourage spoken
eer answers and discussion. Please note: These questions are not written in cumulative, decodable text.
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