Read and connect: the little art workshop

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Notice the word order in three English sentences.

A sign for our reading corner

Mila, Niko, and Eva are in the art room. They are making a sign for a new reading corner. Mila is painting a moon. Niko is writing big blue letters. He is good at lettering. Eva needs a small brush. She looks under the table, but it is not there. “Look in the yellow cup,” says Mila. The cup is next to a pile of paper. Eva finds the brush in the cup. Now she is painting three stars. The friends smile. Their sign is ready.

Read the whole story first

You need not know every word immediately. First find the characters, the place, and the problem. In the story below, look for the small brush and what the friends are doing.

What is happening right now?

Is painting and are making describe actions happening now. The pattern is am/is/are + an ing form: I am reading. She is painting. They are making a sign.

Support an answer with the text

For Where, look for a place. For Who, look for a person. If a statement contradicts the story, mark it false and write the correct sentence. If the text does not say something, do not present a guess as a fact.

Worked examples

Where is the small brush? It is in the yellow cup.

The answer appears near the end of the story.

Mila is painting a moon.

Is painting describes an action now rather than a general ability.

Try it yourself

Your turn

Type the missing word, number, or sign. Spaces in large numbers are allowed. Try first, then open the explanation.

Write three sentences to continue the story. Say where the finished sign is, what the friends are doing now, and what one of them can do. More than one answer is possible.

See an example answer

The sign is on the wall. The friends are reading a book. Eva can read the story aloud.