You meet a word you do not know. What do you do first?

• Close the book for the day
• Keep reading and guess from the story
• Jump to the last page

Which book should you pick in a language you are learning?

• One where you know most of the words
• One where every word is new
• The thickest book on the shelf

Saying what happened in two sentences at each chapter end helps you remember the story.

Circle one:   True   False

Tom pictures each scene like a film as he reads. Why does that help?

• It makes the book shorter
• It fixes the story in his memory
• It teaches him spelling

Sara finished a chapter but cannot say what happened in it. What helps most?

• Starting a much harder book
• Looking up every word in the chapter
• Reading that part once more

A page where almost every word is new is the right level for you.

Circle one:   True   False

Lena reread a hard part twice and one sentence still puzzles her. What is her best next step?

• Throw the book away
• Ask a teacher about that one sentence
• Copy the whole book by hand

Ana reads past new words and finishes her book. Ben stops at each new word and quits early. What does this show?

• Longer books are always better
• Retelling a chapter wastes time
• Chasing every word can break the story thread