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.
What a nice old woman!
My name’s Daisy and I’m ten. Last holiday I wanted to see my grandma. She lives in a small village by the sea. I like it there because I can swim and play on the beach. I went to Grandma’s by bus.
First, I went with my mother to the bus stop at the end of our street. I caught the number 3 bus to the big bus station.
Examples
…………Daisy………… is ten.
Daisy’s grandmother’s house is in …………a small village………… that’s near the sea.
Questions
1 Daisy likes to ……………………… on the beach.
2 Daisy got on a bus at the end of her ……………………… .
3 The number 3 bus went to the ……………………… .
Then I had to catch another bus – the number 20. But I was hungry. I went to a shop first to buy a chicken sandwich and some lemonade. When I came out, I saw the bus start. I ran and jumped on it. I sat next to an old woman who talked a lot! It was very hot and I went to sleep. When I woke up, I wasn’t in my grandmother’s village! I was in a big town!
4 Daisy bought a ……………………… to eat because she was hungry.
5 The person next to Daisy on the bus was an ……………………… .
6 Daisy slept because it was ……………………… on the bus.
7 When Daisy woke up, the bus was in ……………………… .
I was on the wrong bus! I was afraid. The old woman said, ‘What’s the matter?’ I told her my story. We got off the bus and she phoned my grandma. Then she bought me another bus ticket and took me to the right bus – the one that went to my grandma’s village.
‘Thank you very much!’ I said.
8 Daisy was afraid because she was on ……………………… .
9 The old woman phoned ……………………… .
10 The old woman got a ……………………… for Daisy to go to the right village!
Answer
1 swim and play 2 street 3 bus station
4 (chicken) sandwich 5 old woman 6 (very) hot
7 a (big) town 8 the wrong bus
9 Daisy’s/her grandmother/grandma 10 (bus) ticket