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ReadingComprehensionfor Kindy KidsNice stories, easyto read, withthought-provokingquestions.WRITTEN BYRON SHAWTHE ACTIVITIES IN THIS BOOK ADDRESS MANY OUTCOMES IN THE SYLLABUS
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsIntelligent Australia ProductionsFirst published in 2007 by Intelligent Australia Productions Ron Shaw 2007ISBN 978-0-9775688-4-0IAP 020Intelligent Australia ProductionsPO Box 670Hillarys, WA 6923AustraliaTel: (08) 9307 8365Fax: (08) 9402 2339Email: intelligent.australia@yahoo.comCopying InstructionsThe contents of this publication may only be reproduced by theoriginal purchaser for use within their own educational institution.The publisher prohibits the loaning or on-selling of this publicationfor the purposes of reproduction.Under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 a remuneration notice must be given toCopyright Agency Limited (CAL).For details of the CAL licence for educational institutions, contact CAL, 19/157Liverpool St, Sydney NSW 2000, tel: (02) 9394 7600, fax: (02) 9394 7601,email: info@copyright.com.au.This book is dedicated to:Chelsea RoseIntelligent Australia Productions is committed to raising standardsin Literacy and Numeracy in Australian schools.
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Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsT e a ch e r’s N o te sIn Teacher’s Notes have Suggestion, egUse interesting sentence beginningsdirect speechvocabulary promptsthesaurus wordsdescriptive words (adjectives)Use better verbsUse adjectivesPaint your charactersSurprise endingWrite in the 1st person, 2nd, 3rd etcOne paragraph per ideaIntegration with other subject areas (ART?)PersonificationThese reading comprehension tasks are centred around topics of interest tochildren in the 4-6 year age group.Some of the stories are short (‘Anna’s New Bike’ has 40 words) while othersare much longer (‘The Ram and the Rainbow’ has 157 words).The passages are graded (in levels) according to how students are required toanswer the questions and there are 10 stories for each level.Level 1 *ring the best answer or write the missing word on the letter spacesLevel 2 **write the missing word on the lineLevel 3 *** write the answer as a full sentenceHow to Present the Passages in this BookThere is no single ‘correct’ way to treat these comprehension exercises.Every class has students with a range of reading abilities and these passages are intendedto accommodate that range.There is nothing to say that the whole class need work on the same passage concurrently.The teacher may choose to give the more able readers ‘The Ram and the Rainbow’,intermediate readers could work on ‘The Sun and the Moon’ while ‘Anna’s Pup’ could begiven to those whose reading levels are not so advanced.Alternatively, the teacher may choose to read a whole story to her class.If, say, ‘The Apple and the Banana’ was chosen, the lesson might go like this:1. Teacher reads story to class2. Teacher selects children to read story out aloud, one child reading one sentenceat a time. All the boys in the class could read the Apple’s talking parts while all thegirls could ‘be’ the Banana.3. Students write their answers on the page.Home StudyThese comprehension tasks are also ideal for home study.Children may read out aloud to their parents, roles could be reversed, or both.Competent readers will enjoy the satisfaction of completing the sheets with independence.Those requiring assistance with some of the words and/or the questions will benefit fromhaving a parent alongside for help and guidance.About the AuthorRon Shaw taught in primary schools for many years.He is the author of more than 40 books (used in many English-speaking countries) for primary school classes.NOTE: Should you be interested in a follow-up book to this one please email: intelligent.australia@yahoo.com Intelligent Australia Productions3
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsC o n ten tsTitle of StoryShelly the SnailAnna’s New BikeThe Three FishBen and SallySam and Mike’s Bouncy BallsLin Lin from ChinaThe Sun and the MoonThe Fox and the RabbitAndy, the Ant with Five LegsOlly the Octopus and Freda the FishThe Christmas BoneJeddi and his WallabyThe Wishing FrogAnna’s PupThe Apple and the BananaMr Smith and his Big HouseWanda the WombatTara’s Lost CatMrs Brown’s New CarAt the BeachThe Very Tall Man from ZilbeeOur Yellow School BusToo Much FoodThe Ram and the RainbowMum’s New GlassesThe Mouse on the TwigChelsea RoseThe Little Old CarA Family of DucksTammy’s Pet TigerLevelExamples of phonic blends,digraphs, double letters, silentletters, rhyming words etcsh Shellysl slowly slide sleep* i-e ride, bike* gr great a-e names* tr truck st sister fast* sm small st stone** est biggest longest** silent letter whole** sw swarm sp sped** double t sitting little*** contractions I’m don’t*** ing morning going stocking*** double letters*** rhyming words*** double letters* oo moon foods*** ou house out** s sounds like z** silent letter knows** same sound (ee)* the ay sound*** contraction isn’t*** ‘fairy’ e late time*** contraction can’t** compound words** homophones too to two*** ou our mouse* ea beach Chelsea** or morning horn* ck duck quack* contraction haven’t* Intelligent Australia 5161718192021222324252627282930313233344
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsShelly the SnailShelly is a little snail.She is called Shelly because her home is a shell.Shelly slides very slowly along the ground.One day she slid a long way.about 100 metres.She got so tired that shehad to have a long sleep.Shelly slept for 10 hours.She dreamt she wasn’tlittle any more.She was huge!Questions.1. Shelley’s home is a .2. She slides along the .3. When Shelley got tired she had a sleep.4. For how many hours did Shelley sleep?5. Shelley she wasn’t little any more.6. Write a sentence to say how Shelley looks in her dream. Intelligent Australia Productions5
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsAnna’s New BikeAnna has a new bike.It is a shiny blue colour.Anna’s brother Tim also hasa bike.Tim’s bike is silver.Anna’s bikeTim’s bikeWhen Anna and Tim ride their bikes theyalways wear helmets.That’s because they know about road safety.Questions.1. What colour is Anna’s new bike?2. What is the name of Anna’s brother?3. What colour is Tim’s bike?4. Anna and Tim always wear a whenthey ride their bikes.5. Anna and Tim know about safety.6. How is Anna’s bike different from Tim’s bike?. Intelligent Australia Productions6
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsThe Three FishThese fish have names.This is Finny.Finny has beautiful long finsthat help her swim fast.This is Tayla.Tayla’s big tail moves fromside to side and it helps herto go this way or that way.This is Igor.Igor has great big eyes.Igor’s great big eyes help himto see where he is going andthey also help him to seebig scary fish!Questions.1. Which fish has long fins?2. Which fish has great big eyes?3. Which fish has a big tail?4. Which of these fish would you most like to have as a pet?. Intelligent Australia Productions7
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsBen and SallyBen is a little boy. He is 5 years old.Ben likes to play with his truck andtoy cars. The cars can go very fast.When Ben plays with his cars hemakes a sound like this.“Vroom, vroom, vroom.”Ben has a sister. Her name is Sallyand she is 4 years old.Sally has a doll. The name of Sally’sdoll is Tammy.Sally likes to dress Tammy in prettyclothes.Questions (put a ring around the best answers)1. How old is Ben?Ben is4562. Ben likes to play with his truck andblocks3. How old is Sally?5Sally is44. What does Sally like to play with?dollscars6her carher dollher dog5. What is the name of Sally’s doll? It is Tammy Emma Anna6. Who dresses Tammy?Mother doesSally doesBen doesWhat does Ben do when he plays with his cars?. Intelligent Australia Productions8
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsSam and Mike’s Bouncy BallsSam has a yellow ball.It is a bouncy, bouncy ball.When Sam pats his ball to the ground itbounces right back up to his hand.If Sam pats the ball softly it only bouncesup a little bit.If he pats it hard it bounces up high.abouttwo metres!Mike has a ball too.Mike’s ball is small and blue.Mike likes to bounce his ball with bothhands.If Mike’s ball hits a little stone or stick itbounces away from him.Then he runs and gets it and starts bouncingagain.Questions (put a ring around the best answers)1. Sam’s ball can bounce upone metre2. What colour is Sam’s ball?yellow3. Sam pats his ball withone hand4. Mike’s ball isbigsmalltwo metresbluethree metresredboth handsa batvery big5. Sometimes Mike’s ball hits a stick orsandgrassstoneWhat do you like to play with at home?. Intelligent Australia Productions9
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsLin Lin from ChinaLots and lots of people live in China.more than one billion!People who live in China are called Chinese.In China there is a verylong wall. It is the biggestand longest wall in the wholeworld.more than threethousand kilometres long!It is called The Great Wallof China.Lin Lin comes from China.Lin Lin’s mother and father took her to seeThe Great Wall of China.They walked along the top of it for a little way.Questions.1. What are people who live in China called? .2. In China there is a very long . .3. The wall is the longest in the whole . .4. It is called The Great Wall of.5. Lin Lin saw the Wall with her mother and . .6. What did Lin Lin do when she was at the Wall?. Intelligent Australia Productions10
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsThe Sun and the MoonOne day the sun said to the moon,“I shine in the day so the peopleon Earth can see.”“I give energy to all the plants andanimals.It takes Earth a whole year to goaround me.”The moon said, “I am sometimes in the skyin the day time and I am sometimes in thesky at night.”“I have lots of mountains and I also havebig craters.I make the tides in the sea.It takes me one month to go around Earth.”Questions.1. The sun gives energy to animals and .2. What goes around the sun in one year? .3. What is in the sky in the day or the night? .4. The moon has craters and .5. What makes the tides in the sea? .6. How long does the moon take to go around Earth?. Intelligent Australia Productions11
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsThe Fox and the RabbitOne day in the forest a fox chased after arabbit.The rabbit hid behind a tree and the fox keptrunning.“Where are you rabbit?” called the fox, “I want to be yourfriend.”The rabbit knew that this was one of the fox’s tricks so hecalled, “I’m over here next to the bee hive.”The hungry fox raced to thebee hive but there was norabbit.only a big swarm ofbees.The fox sped off as fast ashe could, with the beesbuzzing right behind him.Questions.1. Who hid behind a tree?2. Who was hungry?.3. Was the rabbit next to the beehive?.4. What was at the beehive? .5. What did the fox do when it got to the bee hive?.6. What did the bees do?. Intelligent Australia Productions12
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsAndy, the Ant with Five LegsOnce there was an antnamed Andy.Andy had five legs.one-two-three-four-five.All the other ants had sixlegs.one-two-three-four-five-six.One day Blacky Ant said to Andy, “Why do you have only fivelegs?”Andy said, “Well, I was sitting on a rock when a boy trod onone of my legs and it came off.”“Oh,” said Blacky, “did it hurt?”Andy said, “It only hurt a little bit and the boy said sorry.”Questions (answer in whole sentences)1. How many legs do ants have?.2. Which ant had five legs?.3. Which ant spoke to Andy?.4. Was Andy sitting on a log or on a rock?Great gs.htm. Intelligent Australia Productions13
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsOlly the Octopus and Freda the FishOlly was always happy but Freda wasalways sad.One day Olly said to Freda, “Why do youlook so sad?”Freda said, “I’m sad because you havelots of arms and I don’t.”“Oh,” said Olly, “don’t be sad, just behappy with what you do have.nice finsand a tail to help you swim well.”Freda swam away and cameback the next day.“Olly,” said Freda, “you are right.A big fish was chasing after meand I swam away very fast.I am lucky to have my fins andtail.”Questions (answer in sentences)1. Why was Freda sad?.2. What can Freda do well with her fins and tail?.3. What chased after Freda?. Intelligent Australia Productions14
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsThe Christmas BonePatch got a bone for Christmas.He found it in the morning in aChristmas stocking.right outsidehis kennel.This is the first time Patch hasgot a bone for Christmas.Every other year he’s got a bowlof doggy sweets.Patch is going to take hisChristmas bone to the backgarden and hide it.Do you think he will take the bone out of the stocking?Maybe he will, maybe he won’t.Questions (answer in sentences)1. Where did Patch find his Christmas bone?.2. What did Patch get for Christmas every other year?.3. Where is Patch going to take his Christmas bone?.4. Do you think Patch will take his bone out of the stocking?. Intelligent Australia Productions15
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsJeddi and his WallabyLong ago, far away in the outback,lived Jeddi, a young aboriginal boy.Jeddi and his father were outhunting one day when they saw awallaby lying on the ground.Jeddi said, “It’s hurt Dad.”“Yes it is,” said Jeddi’s father, “shallwe help it?”“Yes,” said Jeddi.Jeddi and his father took the wallaby back to their camp in thedesert. Each day they gave the wallaby some food to eat andsome water to drink.After about three weeks the wallaby was well again.Jeddi said to the wallaby, “Now you are better.you are free tohop away and go back to the other wallabies.”Do you think the wallaby hopped away?No, it stayed with Jeddi and became his pet.Questions1. Where did Jeddi live? .2. Who was Jeddi hunting with? .3. Where did they take the wallaby? .4. What did they give it to drink? .5. How long did it take to get better? .6. Why do you think the wallaby wanted to stay with Jeddi?. Intelligent Australia Productions16
Reading Comprehension for Kindy KidsThe Wishing FrogA frog lives in my back garden.I hear it a lot.It goes, “na-deep, na-deep .nadeep na-deep.”I haven’t seen it much.only threetimes.When I go outside it stopscroaking.Mum told me to make a wish every time I see it.When I hear it tonight I’m going to creep outside on my tiptoes so itwon’t know I’m coming.Then, if I see it I’m going to close my eyes and wish for.?Questions (answer in whole sentences) Pretend you’re the writer.1. Where does the frog live?.2. What sound does the frog make?.3. What does the frog do when you go outside?.4. Tonight the frog won’t know you’re coming. Why n
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