Look at the pictures and read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Daisy and her old doll
It was Daisy’s ninth birthday. Her friends and family gave her lots of cards and different presents. The best present was the new computer which her parents gave her. ‘The toys in my bedroom are old,’ Daisy said. ‘I don’t want them now.’ She gave them to her younger sister, Anna. One of the toys was a very old doll with long, curly blonde hair.
Examples
It was Daisy’s ………birthday……… and she was nine!
Daisy’s mother and father gave her ………a new computer……… .
Questions
1 Daisy didn’t want her …………………… because they were too old.
2 Daisy had a sister called …………………… .
3 Daisy’s old doll had …………………… which was blonde.
After dinner, Daisy was very tired and she went to bed. She was very sad. There weren’t any toys in her toy box now – only one old comic. She tried to read it but she couldn’t. She tried to play with the cat but it didn’t want to play. She tried to sleep but she was afraid. She wanted her old doll. She got up and went quietly to Anna’s bedroom to find it.
4 Daisy was tired after …………………… so she went to bed.
5 The only thing in Daisy’s toy box was an …………………… .
6 The …………………… didn’t want to play with Daisy.
7 Daisy went to …………………… to get her doll.
Her old doll was on the bookcase. She stood on a chair and took in down carefully. Daisy carried the doll back to her bedroom and put it in her bed. She was happy again and went to sleep very quickly. In the morning, Daisy said to Anna, ‘Can my old doll sleep in my room?’ Anna smiled and said, ‘Yes!’
8 Daisy found her old doll on a …………………… in Anna’s room.
9 Daisy put the doll in her …………………… .
10 After that, Daisy …………………… very quickly.
Answer
1 toys 2 Anna 3 (long) (curly) hair
4 dinner 5 old comic 6 cat
7 Anna’s/her sister’s bedroom (quietly) 8 bookcase
9 bed/bedroom 10 went to sleep/slept