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Keep it readable when you speed up

English · Handwriting & Transcription · ages 10-12

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Reading your notes a week later can help you check whether the handwriting is clear.
Circle one: True False
Nia can recognise each letter in her fast writing, but cannot tell where words end. What should she change first?
- Enlarge letters but keep word gaps
- Leave clear spaces between the words
- Add the dots on i and crosses on t without changing word spaces
You miss a fact while taking notes during a talk. Which plan checks the missing fact?
- Mark the gap and read the notes a week later to recover the missing fact
- Fill the gap from memory and check the letter shapes
- Mark the gap and check class material or ask the teacher the same day
A draft you plan to revise can be unreadable as long as the final copy is neat.
Circle one: True False
At the same quicker pace, Jo tests 'ar' in 'park' and 'st' in 'nest' with and without joins. Joined versions stay clear. Without joins, 'park' stays one clear word; 'nest' looks like two words. Letter shapes stay clear in both. Which conclusion fits?
- Leave out the 'ar' join; keep the 'st' join
- Leave out the 'ar' join; drop the 'st' join
- Keep both joins because any gap within a word counts as a word space
In this note-taking plan, a star marks a missed fact or a word you cannot read. Your notes contain a familiar short form, an unreadable word and a checked fact. Where should you put a star?
- Beside the short form whose meaning is recorded in your key
- Beside the word you cannot read in your notes
- Beside the important fact already checked against class material
For this class display, private short forms must be written out. Kai's display has short forms classmates cannot decode and crowded word spaces in the final line. All letters are clear. Which revision follows the rule and addresses both problems?
- Write out the short forms and slow down when recopying the final line
- Write out the short forms but recopy at the same pace
- Keep the short forms with a key and slow down when recopying the final line
Dan uses 'pt' for both 'point' and 'part'. His key lists both meanings. A week later he cannot tell which word 'pt' means in a line. Which repair addresses this?
- Keep 'pt' for both words and put the two meanings at the top of every page
- Choose 'pt' for both words and use it consistently throughout the notes
- Give each word a clear form and record both in the key

Answer key

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True · A later reading checks whether you can still recognise the written words. Accuracy and missing facts need a separate check against a source.
Leave clear spaces between the words · Nia can already recognise the letters. Clear spaces between words address the remaining problem: finding where each word ends.
Mark the gap and check class material or ask the teacher the same day · Class material or the teacher's explanation can supply the missing fact. Reading the handwriting later or filling the gap from memory does not verify it.
False · You need to read the draft to revise it. It can be unfinished, but its words still need to be clear enough to use.
Leave out the 'ar' join; keep the 'st' join · Jo's unjoined 'ar' keeps both letters and 'park' clear. The unjoined 'st' makes 'nest' look like two words, so Jo should keep that join. These results apply to Jo's tested writing.
Beside the word you cannot read in your notes · The stated rule uses a star for a missed fact or an unreadable word. The unreadable word fits that rule. The short form has a known meaning, and the fact has already been checked.
Write out the short forms and slow down when recopying the final line · Writing out the short forms meets the stated display rule. Slowing down when recopying the crowded final line helps Kai control word spaces. Keeping the same pace omits that adjustment. Adding a key may help classmates decode the forms, but keeps forms the rule requires Kai to write out.
Give each word a clear form and record both in the key · Dan already has a key, but 'pt' still has two possible meanings. Distinct clear forms with recorded meanings address that ambiguity. Consistency or moving the same key does not.