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Reading with Expression and Accuracy

English · Phonics & Word Reading · ages 6-10
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  1. You come to a period at the end of a sentence while reading aloud. What should your voice do?

    • Stop and pause, like a full rest
    • Speed up as fast as you can
    • Get much louder

  2. A question mark tells your voice to go down at the end.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. A sentence ends with an exclamation mark: We won the game! How should it sound?

    • Flat and bored
    • Slow and sleepy
    • Excited and full of energy

  4. When you read with expression, your voice should sound like...

    • a robot talking in one flat tone
    • someone telling an exciting story
    • someone reading a phone number

  5. While reading aloud, Maya says 'The dog ran fast throught the yard,' but 'throught' is not a real word and the sentence sounds odd. What should Maya do?

    • Stop, reread, and try 'through' instead
    • Keep reading without stopping
    • Skip the rest of the sentence

  6. Which sentence has a word that does not make sense?

    • The frog sat on a log.
    • The girl rode her bike.
    • The boy drank his chair.

  7. Why is rereading a favorite book good practice?

    • The words change each time
    • You already know the words, so you can work on your voice
    • It makes the book shorter

  8. You read a word and it sounds wrong. What should you do first?

    • Guess any word and keep going
    • Ask someone to finish the book for you
    • Stop, go back, and look at the word again

  9. Mia reads, 'The frog jumped into the pond.' But she says dog instead of frog. The sentence still makes sense. What is wrong?

    • Nothing; a dog can jump into a pond
    • She should change every animal word to dog
    • The sentence makes sense, but dog does not match the letters on the page

  10. Read both sentences out loud: 'Is Ben home? He is here.' What should your voice do?

    • Go up at the question, then stop at the period
    • Stop at the question mark, then go up
    • Stay flat for both sentences
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Reading with Expression and Accuracy W1-mt_V-ldQp56bF-s1

  1. Stop and pause, like a full rest · A period is a full stop, so your voice pauses briefly before the next sentence.
  2. False · A question mark lifts your voice up at the end, not down.
  3. Excited and full of energy · An exclamation mark tells your voice to sound excited or surprised.
  4. someone telling an exciting story · Expression means your voice changes to match the story, not stay flat the whole time.
  5. Stop, reread, and try 'through' instead · Rereading and thinking about what makes sense helps Maya fix the miscue.
  6. The boy drank his chair. · Nobody can drink a chair, so that word breaks the sentence's meaning.
  7. You already know the words, so you can work on your voice · When the words are easy from rereading, you can focus on sounding smoother and more confident.
  8. Stop, go back, and look at the word again · Good readers stop and look again first, just like Mia did with happily.
  9. The sentence makes sense, but dog does not match the letters on the page · Accuracy means reading the word that is really there. The page says frog, not dog.
  10. Go up at the question, then stop at the period · The question mark lifts your voice, and the period tells it to stop and rest.
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