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2 Put the following events in the correct order.

Annie found the dove and became friends.

Annie and her family were gathering food in the garden.

The dove plucked a leaf and dropped it near the ants.

It started raining so hard that the ants were in danger of drowning.

The rain flooded the garden.

The ants sailed to a cosy house.

Annie saw a paper boat, and the ants climbed onto it.

The ant family made their home in the attic.

3 Circle true (T) or false (F).

1 Annie loved to spend her time indoors. T/F

2 All the ants loved Annie. T/F

3 Annie’s family lived in an anthill in a garden. T/F

4 The ants’ house was swept away by the water. T/F

5 Annie’s family built their home first in the living room and then the attic. T/F

4 Answer the following questions.

1 What did Annie love to do?

2 What did Annie decide to do, in order to stop being unhappy?

3 What were Annie and her family trying to do when it rained?

4 How did the ant family use the leaf that the dove threw down for them?

5 Why didn’t the ant family build their home in the kitchen?

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