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Reading Fluency and Comprehension

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Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Student reading a book with expression

📚 Part 1: Reading the Text

Read this story aloud. Pay attention to punctuation and try to read with expression.

The School Garden Mystery

Sarah noticed something strange in the school garden. "Where are all the carrots?" she wondered aloud. Yesterday, there were twelve bright orange carrots ready to harvest. Now only three remained!

She examined the soil carefully. There were small holes everywhere and tiny footprints in the dirt. "These look like rabbit tracks," Sarah whispered to herself.

Just then, she heard a rustling sound behind the lettuce plants. A fluffy brown rabbit poked its head out, chewing contentedly. Sarah couldn't help but smile. "Well, at least someone is enjoying our vegetables!" she laughed.

1. Which punctuation marks help you know how to read with expression?

Question marks (?)

Exclamation marks (!)

Speech marks (" ")

Full stops (.)

2. How many carrots were missing from the garden?

Three carrots

Nine carrots

Twelve carrots

Fifteen carrots

🤔 Part 2: Understanding the Story

3. What is the main idea of this story?

Sarah likes to garden at school

Sarah discovers a rabbit has been eating the school vegetables

The school garden grows many different vegetables

Rabbits make good pets for children

4. How do you think Sarah felt when she found the rabbit? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
5. What does the word "contentedly" mean in the story?

The rabbit was "chewing contentedly".

Quickly and messily

Happily and peacefully

Loudly and noisily

Slowly and carefully

6. Put these events in the correct order by writing 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes:

Sarah heard a rustling sound

Sarah noticed carrots were missing

Sarah found rabbit tracks in the soil

Sarah saw the rabbit eating

✏️ Part 3: Your Response

7. What do you think Sarah should do about the rabbit? Explain your thinking.
8. Write a sentence using the word "examined" (from the story).

Extension Activity: If you finish early, practise reading the story aloud again. Focus on making your voice match the punctuation and Sarah's emotions.

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