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Rural Reading Writing Practice

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Rural Reading Writing Practice

Read the short story, then try each activity. Use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Check your work when you finish.

Read: The gate in the rain

Tane heard a clatter outside. Rain tapped on the roof, and the wind pushed the farm gate open. “The lambs might wander out!” she said. Tane pulled on her gumboots and hurried to the paddock. She found the lambs nibbling grass beside the fence. With help from her brother, she shut the gate and fastened the latch. Then they walked back to the house, leaving muddy boot prints all the way.

Story detectives

Use details from the story to answer. Write a full sentence where you can.

1.What sound did Tane hear outside?
2.Why did Tane hurry to the paddock?
3.What did Tane and her brother do to keep the lambs safe?
  • They shut the gate and fastened the latch.
  • They carried the lambs into the house.
  • They gave the lambs a bucket of water.
4.Put these events in story order by writing 1, 2 and 3 beside them: ___ Tane heard a clatter. ___ Tane and her brother shut the gate. ___ Tane pulled on her gumboots.

Make words and sentences

A writer chooses words that help readers picture what is happening.

5.Choose the word from the story that means footwear worn in wet weather.
  • gumboots
  • latch
  • prints
6.Find the two words in the story that tell how the wind moved the gate. Write them here: __________ __________
7.Add a describing word to finish this sentence: The lambs nibbled the grass.
8.Rewrite this sentence correctly. Add capital letters and a full stop: mia ran to the paddock

Write your own farm story

Imagine a farm animal has found something surprising after the rain. Plan, then write a short story with a beginning, a problem and an ending.

9.Choose an animal and a surprising thing it finds. Write your ideas before you begin.
10.Write your story. Include what the animal finds, what happens next and how the story ends. Remember capitals, spaces and full stops.
Draw the surprising thing your animal finds.

3 printable pages

  • Rural Reading Writing Practice, page 1 of 3: Read: The gate in the rain, Story detectives

    Page 1

  • Rural Reading Writing Practice, page 2 of 3: Make words and sentences

    Page 2

  • Rural Reading Writing Practice, page 3 of 3: Write your own farm story

    Page 3

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