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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 Story

Read this story aloud to yourself or a partner. Pay attention to punctuation and try to read with expression!

The School Garden Adventure

Emma rushed into the classroom, her face beaming with excitement. "Mrs. Johnson!" she called out. "The tomatoes in our school garden are finally ready to pick!"

The whole class gathered around the window to look at their special project. For three months, they had been caring for their vegetable garden. They watered the plants every morning, pulled out weeds, and watched tiny seeds grow into healthy plants.

"I can't believe how enormous the pumpkins have grown," whispered Jake, pressing his nose against the glass. The orange pumpkins were indeed massive – much bigger than anyone had expected.

Mrs. Johnson smiled proudly. "Tomorrow, we'll harvest everything and use our vegetables to make a delicious soup for the whole school to enjoy. Your hard work has really paid off!"

1. How do you think Emma felt when she saw the tomatoes were ready?

Worried and nervous

Excited and happy

Angry and frustrated

Bored and tired

2. How long had the class been caring for their garden?

One week

Two months

Three months

One year

3. What does the word "enormous" mean in the story?

Very small

Very large

Very colourful

Very round

✏️ Part 2: Understanding the Story

4. What is the main idea of this story?
5. List three things the students did to care for their garden:

a) _________________________________

b) _________________________________

c) _________________________________

6. What will the class do with their vegetables tomorrow?
7. Find a sentence in the story that shows someone was surprised. Write it here:

🌟 Part 3: Reading Fluency Practice

8. Choose your favourite sentence from the story and practise reading it with expression. Write it below and add notes about how you would read it:
9. Extension Challenge: If you were in this class, what other vegetables would you want to grow in the school garden? Explain why.

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