The Lost Puppy
Flyers coaching · Reading & Writing Part 4 · Stories and Mysteries
Where is Biscuit?
Last Saturday, my puppy Biscuit ran out of the garden. Somebody left the gate open, and I didn’t see (1) ______ he went. I was very worried.
Mum and I made a poster. We wrote “LOST PUPPY” at the top and put a photo of Biscuit (2) ______ it. He’s small and brown, with one white ear. His collar is red. It (3) ______ made of metal. It’s made (4) ______ plastic.
We put the posters on trees in the park. Then our neighbour, Mrs Lee, phoned. “I can see some small footprints (5) ______ my garden,” she said. “And a bone. It isn’t (6) ______ bone. It’s made of plastic!”
That was Biscuit’s toy! We ran to her house. Behind (7) ______ big flower pot, there was Biscuit. He was sleeping on Mrs Lee’s old jumper. It’s made of wool, (8) ______ it was soft and warm.
I gave Mrs Lee a big box of chocolates to say thank you. Now I always check the gate (9) ______ I go out. And Biscuit has a new collar with my phone number (10) ______ it.
Vocabulary
- puppy — A very young dog.
- bone — One of the hard white parts inside your body.
- poster — A big printed picture that you put on a wall.
- collar — A band that a dog or cat wears round its neck.
- gate — A door in a fence or a wall outside.
- neighbour — A person who lives next to you or near you.
- plastic — A light material that people use to make bottles and bags.
- metal — A hard, often shiny material like iron or silver.
- wool — The soft, thick hair of a sheep. People make jumpers from it.
- footprints — The marks your feet or shoes leave on the ground.
Sample questions (10 questions)
- (1)
- what
- who
- where
- (2)
- on
- in
- at
- (3)
- doesn’t
- isn’t
- aren’t
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