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Chocolate Cake Comprehension Worksheet

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Chocolate Cake Comprehension Worksheet

Read the short story carefully. Then answer the questions using clues from the text and your own ideas.

The Missing Slice

On Saturday afternoon, Idris helped his dad carry a chocolate cake into the kitchen. The family had planned to share it at a special family occasion the next day. Dad put the cake beneath a glass cover and went upstairs to fetch a clean shirt. The rich smell made Idris’s stomach rumble. He glanced towards the stairs. No footsteps. He crept to the table, lifted the cover as quietly as he could and cut a small slice. “Just a taste,” he whispered. The cake was soft and delicious. Idris took another bite, then another. Soon, only crumbs remained on his plate. He hurried to the sink and rinsed it, but a streak of chocolate icing stayed on his sleeve. Dad came back. He looked at the empty space beneath the glass cover, then at Idris’s sleeve. Idris’s cheeks turned pink. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I couldn’t stop once I started.” Dad sighed, but he did not shout. “Thank you for telling the truth. We’ll make another cake together.” Idris smiled with relief. This time, he promised to save a slice for everyone.

Check the clues

Answer in full sentences where you can.

1.Why had Idris’s family planned to have the cake?
2.What did Idris do while Dad was upstairs?
  • He went out to practise cycling.
  • He secretly cut and ate cake.
  • He put the cake in the fridge.
  • He baked a new cake.
3.Which detail gives the strongest clue that Idris knew he should not take the cake?
  • He helped carry it into the kitchen.
  • He glanced towards the stairs and crept to the table.
  • The cake was soft and delicious.
  • Dad went to fetch a clean shirt.
4.Put these events in the order they happened: Dad returned; Idris ate the cake; Dad went upstairs; Idris apologised.
5.Find and write one word from the story that means “moved slowly and carefully so as not to be heard”.
6.What does the phrase “Idris’s cheeks turned pink” suggest about how he felt?
7.Why did the chocolate streak on Idris’s sleeve matter?
8.How did Dad respond when Idris admitted what he had done? Use one detail from the story.
9.What might the story be teaching readers? Give a reason for your answer.
10.Imagine the family makes another cake. Write two sentences describing what Idris might do differently this time.

3 printable pages

  • Chocolate Cake Comprehension Worksheet, page 1 of 3: The Missing Slice, Check the clues

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  • Chocolate Cake Comprehension Worksheet, page 2 of 3: 3. Which detail gives the strongest clue that Idris knew he should not take the cake?

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  • Chocolate Cake Comprehension Worksheet, page 3 of 3: 10. Imagine the family makes another cake. Write two sentences describing what Idris…

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