Oxford Read and Imagine
Level 1

Ben’s Big Swim

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Order the words and write.
whodoingwhat
1.
van/ children/ are/ sitting/ The/ in/ the
2.
children/ the/ houses/ The/ look at
3.
van/ jump/ They/ out of/ the
4.
sandcastle/ wants/ a/ Rosie/ to make
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Fill the blanks.
sandcastlesandchildrenbeach
bucketdinosaurrocketrobot
Grandpa and the 👧👦 are in the van. Clunk takes Grandpa and the children to the 🏖️. Rosie is happy. She wants to make a 🏰. She takes a 🪣 from the van.
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Write the words.
1
m i s w
2
a v n
3
d i y w n
4
e a s
5
v s e a w
6
c o k o l r o p
4
Match the left and right.
1.It is
2.Ben is
3.Grandpa has
4.Grandpa says,
5.Max says,
not happy.
How can we swim in a little rockpool?
“You can swim in a rockpool!”
windy at the beach.
a new idea.
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Choose the correct words.
1.
Grandpa (pushes/push/pushing) a button.
2.
Grandpa drives (to/two/too) a rockpool.
3.
They go (at/under/behind) the water.
4.
They (seeing/see/sees) shells in the water.
5.
Grandpa puts the van next to a (big/paper/happy) shell.
6.
Ben (points/point/pointing) at the seaweed.
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Fill the blanks.
shout(s)grassbuttonseaweed
behindwhisper(s)doorover
1.
Grandpa pushes a big red .
2.
“We’re little!” Max.
3.
They see long in the water.
4.
Ben says, “What’s that the seaweed?”
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Write the correct words.
ClunkstrongRosievan
rockpoolcrabBenclaw
Ben sees a crab. It has big, 💪 claws. The van is in the crab’s 🦞. Grandpa can’t make the 🚐 big. The 🪨 is too small. Grandpa says, “Quick, Ben! Swim and find Rosie!”
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Order the words and write.
whocan/can’tdoingwhatcomplement
1.
doesn’t/ crab/ Ben/ look at/ the
2.
scared/ is/ Ben/ very
3.
rockpool/ out/ climbs/ of/ Ben/ the
4.
can’t/ Rosie/ and/ Clunk/ hear/ Ben.
5.
runs/ the/ Ben/ sandcastle/ to
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Choose the correct words.
1.
Ben (is/are/be) big again.
2.
The crab is (run/runs/running) to the rockpool.
3.
They go (home/to home/at home) in the van.
4.
Mom is taking the bags (into/next to/onto) the house.
5.
Now, Mom can (taking/takes/take) Ben to the swimming pool.
10
Answer the questions.
1.
How many children are in the story?
There are children in the story.
2.
How many robots are in the story?
There is robot in the story.
3.
What colour is Grandpa’s van?
Grandpa’s van is .
4.
Where does Ben go in the end?
In the end, Ben goes .
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Write about a character.
BenRosieGrandpaMomClunk
1.
Who is he/she?
(Max is Ben’s friend.)
is
2.
What does he/she have?
(He has a yellow and orange T-shirt.)
He/She has
3.
What does he/she look like?
(He has brown hair and brown eyes.)
He/She
4.
Who is his/her friend/brother/sister?
(Ben is his friend.)
5.
How old is he/she?
(He is 10 years old.)
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