Building Literacy Skills

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📚 Part 1: Vocabulary and Comprehension

1. Match each vocabulary word with its correct meaning:

fluent

sequence

transform

comprehension

understanding what you read

to change something

reading smoothly and easily

putting things in order

2. Which of these shows good reading fluency?

Reading very slowly, word by word

Reading smoothly with expression

Skipping difficult words

Reading without stopping for punctuation

3. Read this sentence: "The enormous elephant elegantly walked through the emerald forest."

Circle all the adjectives (describing words) in the sentence above.

4. Put these story events in the correct sequence by numbering them 1-4:

____ The cat climbed down from the tree safely.

____ A little girl heard the cat meowing loudly.

____ The cat got stuck high up in a tall tree.

____ The girl called the fire brigade for help.

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Building

5. Transform this simple sentence by adding adjectives and adverbs:

Simple sentence: "The dog ran in the park."

Your improved sentence:

6. Complete these sentences with interesting vocabulary words:

a) The _____________ storm caused the trees to sway _____________ in the wind.

b) The detective _____________ examined the clues to solve the _____________ mystery.

7. Write a sentence using each of these sentence starters:

a) During the sunny afternoon, ...

b) Suddenly, without warning, ...

🎯 Part 3: Reading Challenge

8. Read this passage and answer the questions:

Maya loved exploring the old library in her neighbourhood. Every Saturday, she would spend hours wandering through the towering bookshelves, discovering new adventures between the pages. Today, she found a mysterious book with a golden cover that seemed to shimmer in the afternoon sunlight streaming through the windows.

a) What day of the week does Maya visit the library?

b) What made the book Maya found seem special?

c) Write one new vocabulary word you would like to learn and use it in a sentence:

New word: _______________

My sentence: