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Reporting & Recounting

English · Speaking & Listening · ages 8-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A report is best described as...

    • A made-up adventure story
    • Facts about a topic, told in order
    • A list of random opinions

  2. What is a 'recount'?

    • Telling about something that happened to you
    • Making up a pretend story
    • Reading facts from a book aloud

  3. A recount should have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which detail would make Omar's museum recount clearer for listeners?

    • Saying exactly what he touched and saw, like the fossils
    • Skipping straight from the bus to going home
    • Talking as fast as possible to finish quickly

  5. Ravi is giving a one-minute report on sharks. Which set of facts is best organised?

    • Sharks have teeth, I like sharks, sharks are blue, sharks eat, oceans are big
    • My favorite animal is a shark and also dogs are nice
    • Sharks live in oceans, sharks have sharp teeth, sharks can smell blood from far away

  6. Speaking as fast as possible is the best way to fit facts into a one-minute report.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Dev recounts his weekend but jumps between the end and the beginning at random, then adds facts about a different day. What's the biggest problem?

    • The recount has too many descriptive details
    • The recount is too short
    • The recount is not in a clear beginning-middle-end order

  8. After listening to her recorded report, Lily notices she rushed the last fact and listeners couldn't hear it. What should she fix next time?

    • Add five more facts to the report
    • Slow her pace near the end and pause after each fact
    • Speak the whole report even faster
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  1. Facts about a topic, told in order · Reports share organised facts about something you researched.
  2. Telling about something that happened to you · A recount tells about a real experience you had, in the order it happened.
  3. True · That order helps listeners follow what happened first, next, and last.
  4. Saying exactly what he touched and saw, like the fossils · Descriptive details, like naming what he touched, help listeners picture the experience.
  5. Sharks live in oceans, sharks have sharp teeth, sharks can smell blood from far away · The first list sticks to three clear, related facts about sharks.
  6. False · Fast speech can make facts hard to catch. A clear, steady pace helps listeners follow along.
  7. The recount is not in a clear beginning-middle-end order · Mixing up the order and adding unrelated events makes a recount hard to follow.
  8. Slow her pace near the end and pause after each fact · Self-checking a recording helps you catch places where pace hurt clarity, so you can fix them.
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