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The Hat That Flew Away

A windy day, a yellow hat, and a very fast run across the park.

Little Steps and Level 1ages 4 to 7164 wordsAbout 1 minRead along

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Questions

  1. Find it in the story What colour was Leo's hat?

  2. Find it in the story Where did the hat land?

  3. Think about it Why did Leo run fast?

  4. Think about it How did they get the hat down?

  5. Word meaning In the story, plop means...

Answer key for grown-ups and teachers
  1. B: Yellow
  2. C: In a tree
  3. B: He wanted his hat back
  4. B: With a long stick
  5. A: a soft, short sound

The options are in a fixed order on this page: A is the first option, B the second, and so on.

Word list

windy
with a lot of wind
bench
a seat for two or three people in a park
swings
seats on ropes that go back and forth
plop
the soft sound of something falling

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