Year 1 English Stories and Fairy Tales: check-up and quiz

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “Tom has a red ball.”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The story is mostly about Tom and his ball.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   Tom

Check. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Find where Pip lives and where Pip goes.

1. Find the farm. The story tells us where Pip lives.
   She lived on a farm
2. Find the hill. The story tells us where Pip goes to find water.
   She went up the hill.
3. Write the answer. The setting is the farm and the hill.
   a farm and a hill

Check. Also accept: the farm; the hill. ✓

Watch out. The setting is where and when. Here it is a farm and a hill.

Method. The end of the story is when the problem is solved.

1. Read the last lines. They tell us how the story finishes.
   Now they can play again.
2. Find the part where the ball is found. It is the ball! shows the problem is solved.
   It is the ball!
3. Write the answer. The end is when the ball is found and they play again.
   The end is when Jess finds the ball and they play again.

Check. Also accept: when Jess finds the ball. ✓

Watch out. The end is not the middle. The problem is solved at the end.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “They lived happily ever after.”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The last words of a fairy tale tell us how it ends.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   happily ever after

Check. Also accept: They lived happily ever after. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “the stick house fell down too”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The wolf huffed and puffed, and the stick house fell down.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   It fell down too.

Check. Also accept: it fell down; the wolf blew it down. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “No!”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The first pig says No to the wolf.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   No!

Check. Also accept: No. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Use the picture to find the answer. The words in the story can help you check it.

1. Look at the picture. Find the thing the question asks about.
   The picture shows six candles on top of the cake.
2. Check the words in the story. The story tells us there are six candles on the cake.
3. Write the answer. Use the picture and the story together.
   six candles

Check. Also accept: the candles. Point at the picture as you say the answer. ✓

Watch out. Look at the whole picture first. Then find the thing the question asks about.

Method. A prediction is a sensible guess. It must use a clue from the story.

1. Find the clue. A clue is a word or idea that helps us guess what comes next.
   “It flew high above the tall trees.”
2. Think about what usually follows. The kite is very high, so the string might slip out of the hand.
3. Write your prediction. It must fit the clue. More than one idea can be right.
   The kite might fly away over the trees.

Check. Also accept: Ruby runs to catch it; Noah helps her get it back. A guess with no clue does not fit the story. ✓

Watch out. A prediction should fit the story so far. Do not guess something that breaks the story.

Method. Name a story, and say why you like it.

1. Think about your own life. Think of a story you know that has a wolf or a bear in it.
2. Think of one true example. It can be something that really happened to you.
3. Say it in a sentence. A whole sentence shows you understand.
   Answers will vary. For example: The Three Little Pigs, because it has a wolf and three pigs.

Check. Your answer can be different. It is right if it is true for you. ✓

Watch out. Any story with a wolf or a bear is right, as long as your child can say why they like it.

Method. Put the events in the order they happen, from the start of the story to the end.

1. Find the first thing that happens. Read the story from the start.
   Tom has a red ball
2. Find the next thing. Each part comes after the one before it.
   He looks in the shed
3. Find the last thing. It happens after the others.
   It is the ball!
4. Write the events in order. These are the events in the order they happen in the story.
   Tom has a red ball / He looks in the shed / It is the ball!

Check. Read the events in your order. Does the story go the same way? ✓

Watch out. Look for the words that show time: first, next, then, after that, and at the end.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “there was a little hen called Pip”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The story tells us the name of the hen.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   Pip

Check. Also accept: Pip the hen. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “Once upon a time, there was a little hen called Pip.”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. These are the first words of the story.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   Once upon a time

Check. Also accept: once upon a time. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “Bo, the dog,”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The story tells us the name of the dog.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   Bo

Check. Also accept: the dog Bo. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “made his house out of straw”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The first pig made his house out of straw.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   straw

Check. Also accept: straw only. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “went for a walk in the woods”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The story says Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   She went for a walk in the woods.

Check. Also accept: Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods; she went out for a walk. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Find the three things the pigs built their houses from.

1. Read about the first pig. The first pig used straw.
   made his house out of straw
2. Read about the second pig. The second pig used sticks.
   made his house out of sticks
3. Read about the third pig. The third pig used bricks.
   made his house out of bricks
4. Write two of them. Any two of the three is right.
   straw and sticks

Check. Also accept: any two of straw, sticks and bricks. ✓

Watch out. Name two of the three materials. Straw, sticks and bricks are all right.

Method. Use a clue from the story to guess what happens next.

1. Find the clue. The ducks drank the water.
   The ducks drank and drank.
2. Think about what follows. Happy ducks by a full pond might play in the water.
   play in the water
3. Write your prediction. It must fit the clue.
   They may play and swim in the pond.

Check. Also accept: any sensible guess that uses the clue, such as they splash in the pond. ✓

Watch out. A prediction must use a clue from the story.

Method. Think about how the two stories are alike.

1. Read the first story. Ruby plays outside, and Max the dog runs too.
   Max barked and ran too.
2. Read the second story. Tom plays outside, and Jess the dog helps.
   Jess, his dog
3. Write one way they are alike. Both stories have a dog and happen outside.
   Both stories have a dog.

Check. Also accept: both happen outside; both have a dog. ✓

Watch out. Look for things that are the same in both stories, like a dog or the setting.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “She tasted the middle bowl.”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. Goldilocks said the middle bowl was too cold.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   the middle bowl

Check. Also accept: the middle one. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.

Method. Look back at the story and find the words that answer the question.

1. Find the clue in the story. The answer is in the box, or we can work it out from it.
   “but the brick house did not fall down.”
2. Think about what the clue tells us. The brick house did not fall down, so the pigs were safe in it.
3. Write the answer. Answer with a short sentence or the word from the story.
   They were in the brick house, which was strong.

Check. Also accept: the brick house was strong; the wolf could not blow it down. Read your answer back to the story. It fits the clue. ✓

Watch out. The answer is in the story. Do not guess from what you think might happen.