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Reading for meaning

English · English Thinking · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Read: 'The snail did not move.' This says the snail moved.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which two parts work together when you read?

    • Reading each word quickly and saying it loudly
    • Reading words and understanding them
    • Copying every word and counting all its letters

  3. Which action is decoding?

    • Using letter sounds to work out a word
    • Drawing a scene after understanding a story
    • Explaining why a character feels worried

  4. Read: 'The goat eats grass.' Who eats the grass?

    • The grass in the field
    • The field around the goat
    • The goat

  5. Kip reads 'The fish swam away.' He then acts out a fish swimming away. What does his acting show?

    • The way the fish moved
    • The fish's colour, which the sentence does not give
    • How quickly Kip read every word on the page

  6. Read: 'The hen is beside the gate.' Which child names the same place?

    • Cy says the hen is under a bed.
    • Ana says the hen is beside the gate.
    • Bo says the hen is on top of the gate.

  7. Read: 'The crab hid under a rock.' Where did the crab hide?

    • On top of the rock
    • Under a rock
    • Beside a tall tree

  8. The text says 'The frog leaps onto a stone.' Ava says 'leap' but points to a frog jumping onto a stone. What does this show?

    • The word slip proves she understood nothing
    • She shows what happened, with a word slip
    • She must say every word perfectly before showing meaning

  9. A sentence says 'A rabbit hid' and gives no colour. It proves the rabbit was brown.

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. Ben can read the word 'shelter' but says he does not know its meaning in a sentence. Which help fits his question?

    • Ask him to say the same word louder
    • Explain the word in its sentence
    • Ask him to count the letters again
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Answer key

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  1. False · 'Not' tells us that moving did not happen.
  2. Reading words and understanding them · Reading the words and knowing what they mean work together.
  3. Using letter sounds to work out a word · Decoding means using letters and their sounds to work out a written word.
  4. The goat · The goat is the one doing the eating.
  5. The way the fish moved · Kip acts out the fish swimming away, just as the sentence says.
  6. Ana says the hen is beside the gate. · Ana says the hen is beside the gate, just as the sentence says.
  7. Under a rock · 'Under a rock' gives the hiding place.
  8. She shows what happened, with a word slip · Ava's picture matches what the frog does. She can also practise saying 'leaps'.
  9. False · The sentence tells us the rabbit hid. It does not tell us its colour.
  10. Explain the word in its sentence · Ben needs help with what the word means in this sentence.
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