Name: ______Date: ______

Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

Mulga Bill looked in the shop ______. He saw a new, red bicycle.

“I’ll have that ______,” he said to the shopkeeper. “No more horse riding for me!”

“Now, Mulga Bill, do you know how to ______a bicycle?” said
the shopkeeper.

“I can ride a ______, so I must be able to ride a bicycle!” said
Mulga Bill.

“Just watch me! I’ll ride it from the top of the ______, all the way down to my house.”

Mulga Bill got on the bicycle.

“Here I go!” he called. “Riding a bicycle is ______!”

The bicycle went ______the hill very fast. Faster and ______it went!

“Help! Help!” cried Mulga Bill as the bicycle left the ______.
“I’m heading for the trees!”

Mulga Bill and the bicycle ______down the hill…past a black ______stump…past the kangaroos…and past the wombats.

Mulga Bill went along the ______of a cliff…through the air…and into Dead Man’s Creek!

Aim: To develop the use of meaning

Activity: Write a word from the box to complete each sentence.

Text: Mulga Bill’s Bicycle (narrative) Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Level 14)

Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

1

Mulga Bill look in the shop window.

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The bicycle want down the hill very fast.

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Mulga Bill swum to shore.

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“I’ve rode wild horses,” he said.

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“But that was the worst ride of my like!”

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“A house is good enough for me!”

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2

bicycle / Bill / . / won’t / I
said / “ / riding / Mulga / a
” / be / ! / again

______

______

Aim: To develop the use of structure

Activity:

1 Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly.

2 Use each word and punctuation mark to write a sentence from the text.

Text: Mulga Bill’s Bicycle (narrative) Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Level 14)

Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

1 Use the letters in the box to make 6 words from the text.

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______

2 Add “i” or “o” to complete each word.

B__ll y__u b__cycle h__rse __’m

cr__ed a__r r__de w__rst en__ugh

3 Find and write words in the text with:

2 letters / 3 letters / 4 letters / 5 letters / 6 letters

Aim: To develop the use of visual

Activity:

1 Make words from the text using letters in the box.

2 Write “i” or “o” to complete each word.

3 Write words from the text with the number of letters listed.

Text: Mulga Bill’s Bicycle (narrative) Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Level 14)

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