The document is a reading comprehension worksheet about a story involving a dog named Floppy. [1] Floppy helps people in the city by saving a baby in a runaway pram, retrieving an old lady's handbag, and saving a boy at the dock. [2] At the end, Floppy also saves a man who slipped on a girder. [3] The children make a "Dog of the Year" course for Floppy, though he is unhappy about having to do tricks because he is too old.

1. Roderick Hunt Alex
Brychta
Put the story in order. Write the numbers from 1-10 in the
correct box
Floppy did not want to be The children were watching the
neither the Dog of the Year nor “Dog of the Year” Show on
a super dog. He just wanted to television.
be himself.
Floppy was pleased because he In the city, he saved a baby who
just wanted to find a quiet was in a runaway pram, he got
place to go to sleep. He went an old lady’s handbag back and
in Biff’s room. saved a little boy at the dock.
Floppy also saved a lost dog
from some mean dogs. At the
end he also saved a man who
slipped and could not get off
from the girder.
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2. Biff liked Pepper the most while Pepper won the show.
Kipper liked Raffles.
Then the key glowed and took The children went swimming
Floppy in the big city of San with Wilma’s mum.
Francisco.
The children decided to make a Floppy was not happy because
Dog of the Year Course for he was too old to do tricks.
Floppy.
Join two parts together to make a one word
Answer
1 out paper outside
2 every way
3 super bag
4 news away
5 hope dog
6 no body
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3. 7 run where
8 some one
9 some thing
10 hand less
11 any 1 side
Answer these questions
1. What must the children give Floppy every time he does
well?(pg6)
2. Why was Floppy fed up? (pg7)
3. Why does Kipper like to go swimming with Wilma’s mum?(pg8)
4. Do you think Floppy was allowed to sleep on Biff’s bed? (pg9)
5. How did Floppy help the baby in the runaway
pram? (pg14)
6. Describe what was happening at the dock. (pg19)
7. What did the newspaper say on page 22?
8. What were the names of the nasty dogs? (pg24)
9. Why were they being nasty to the lost dogs? (pg24)
10. What was Floppy’s wish at the end of the story? (pg32)
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