My Heart Is a Drummer

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My Heart Is a Drummer
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Tobi had a check-up at the clinic. He sat next to Dad’s wheelchair and held his hand tight. His tummy felt fizzy. “Will it hurt?” he asked.

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Dr Okafor smiled. She had a stethoscope around her neck. “Today I will just look and listen,” she said. She looked in Tobi’s ears and in his mouth. “Say aaah!” Tobi said “Aaah!” as loudly as a lion.

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Then she warmed the stethoscope in her hands and put it on Tobi’s chest. “What a strong heart!” she said. “Do you want to hear it too?”

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Tobi put the earpieces carefully in his ears. Ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum! His heart sounded like a tiny drum. Tobi’s eyes went wide. Then he listened to Dad’s heart. Ba-dum… ba-dum… It was slower and deeper.

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On the way home, Tobi tapped a rhythm on Dad’s wheelchair. “Ba-dum, ba-dum,” he sang. “My heart is a drummer!” His tummy was not fizzy any more.

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The End

Questions about the story

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Colour in the circle next to the right answer.

  1. 1Where did Tobi go?
    A To the zooB To schoolC To the clinic
  2. 2What did Tobi say as loudly as a lion?
    A “Ba-dum!”B “Aaah!”C “Hello!”
  3. 3What did Tobi’s heart sound like?
    A A tiny drumB A big trumpetC A tiny bell
  4. 4How did Tobi feel at the end?
    A Very sleepyB Still fizzy and scaredC Calm and happy