Questions check comprehension, not spoken reading. Choose by sound readiness, not age alone. Prepare these story words: Tim Kim had a tin lid the did not fit got big. A helper models unfamiliar sounds and the words a and the, including their unstressed sounds. The helper may read the title, model and questions aloud. Try each story sentence before hearing it; point under every word, blend known sounds and ask for help. Then reread together and tell what happened. Keep help separate from a first independent attempt; accept dialect differences. No timer or recording is needed. These are invented stories, not activities to act out.
Worked example
Helper model, not part of the story: Dad had a hat. Who had a hat? Dad. Point to Dad in the sentence. The sentence does not give the color of the hat. First look back at the words, then choose an answer. A helper can point to the relevant sentence, model one needed sound, or read it together before another try.
A Lid That Fits
Tim had a tin. Kim had a lid. The lid did not fit. Kim got a big lid. The big lid did fit.