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Dave Pigeon Reading Worksheet

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Dave Pigeon Reading Worksheet

Read the passage, then answer the questions. Use clues from the passage to explain your ideas.

Reading passage

Dave Pigeon had a plan. From his perch above the airport café, he watched a crumb tumble from a traveller’s sandwich. It landed beside a shiny suitcase. “Stay here, Skipper,” Dave whispered. “I’ll fetch it.” He marched along the railing, trying to look brave. Skipper peered down at the busy floor and flapped his wings nervously. Just as Dave reached the crumb, a small gust of air sent it skittering beneath a bench. Dave squeezed into the gap. The crumb was out of reach, but he spotted a loose paper napkin nearby. “Quick thinking!” called Skipper. Dave tugged the napkin towards the crumb. It slid across the floor and out from under the bench. The two pigeons shared their prize while the suitcase rolled away without noticing a thing.

Vocabulary and language

Choose, find or explain details from the passage.

1.In the passage, what does “perch” mean?
  • A place where a bird rests
  • A kind of suitcase
  • A crumb of food
  • A noisy machine
2.Write two words from the passage that describe how Skipper feels or acts.
3.What does Dave’s attempt to use the napkin suggest about him?
4.Complete the sentence from the passage: The crumb sent skittering beneath the bench was moved by a gust of .
5.Why might the writer say that the crumb “skittered” beneath the bench?

Creative writing

Imagine what happens after the pigeons finish their crumb. Write a short story that gives Dave a new plan, shows how Skipper responds and includes at least three adjectives.

6.Write a short continuation of the pigeons’ airport adventure. Include Dave’s plan, Skipper’s response and at least three adjectives.
7.Draw your favourite character from the passage doing something that shows their personality.

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