A worksheet that involves reading descriptions and then drawing something similar

1. Grandpa’s Notebook Worksheet
Sub-o-saur
As usual, after a hard day at the beach, Grandpa finds himself
sitting at his desk with his notebook beside him. He has I found this living right at the bottom of
discovered three new creatures today and they are now living
in fish tanks in the living room. After some thought he had
Scribbs’ Lagoon. A large blobby body. Its neck
named them too. The Sub-o-saur, the Long-tailed Swamp Fish is long enough to reach out of the water. It
and the Septafin. He scratches his head. That means he has
doesn’t have legs it has four large flippers. Had
three more creatures to feed tonight. He realises he hasn’t got
time to feed them and the other creatures. Not to mention the to adjust my glasses to see it because it was
Septafin
lobster living in the toilet. the same colour as the swampy water. Food
“Glob, will you feed my creatures please? I’m very busy,” he wise it seems to favour either or slurping up Hmm, a very strange creature
asked his little friend. “Make sure you feed the right creature damp weeds. Most of its life must be spent indeed. This reminds me of a
the correct food. The sub-o-saur eats from the blue bucket, The bat. And a walrus. It’s body is
septafin from the red bucket and the long-tailed swamp fisg
under the water as I haven’t seen it before.
like that of a walrus, with the
eats anything that’s left.”
features of a bat. Its wings are
“How do I know which is which?” Glob asked. used to paddle the water. You
“I’ve written it here,” Grandpa said. can’t miss it. On its back are
seven fins.
“But I can’t read,” Glob reminded him.
“Oh, yes. I’d forgotten. What are we going to do?”
“Maybe if you draw them I’ll be able to tell which is which,”
Glob suggested.
“Excellent idea!” Grandpa cried, snatching up his pencil. Long-tailed Swamp Fish
Your task is to read the descriptions, then draw the creatures Found living in the water at the edge of the
that Grandpa has studied! They need to look as close to the
marshes. It reminds me of an oversized goldfish
description as you can or Glob will never tell them apart!
only slightly more colourful. Quite a long tail really.
Its two boggly eyes mean it is hard to tell which
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unhappy mouth, two odd ears and stripes on its side.
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