Reading Fluency & Vocabulary
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Reading Fluency & Vocabulary
The Lighthouse Light
On Saturday morning, Maia and her cousin Tui were helping at the little maritime museum in their coastal town. A storm had blown a tangle of seaweed and driftwood across the beach. Their job was to carry a box of old lanterns from the museum shed to a dry storage room. As they worked, Maia noticed a brass key on the floor. It was tarnished, and a paper tag tied to it read, “Lantern room — north stairs.” “Perhaps it opens the old lighthouse,” Tui whispered. The lighthouse stood on a rocky point, closed to visitors while repairs were under way. The cousins asked the museum volunteer, who smiled and explained that the key opened a cupboard in the museum’s replica lighthouse. She took them there and unlocked a narrow door. Inside sat a small, dusty lantern. Maia carefully lifted it. “It’s fragile,” she said, speaking softly so she would not startle Tui into dropping it. A tiny plaque explained that the lantern had once guided fishing boats safely into the harbour. Tui polished the glass with a clean cloth. When sunlight reached it, the lantern gleamed. The cousins placed it on a shelf with a new label: “A light that helped people find their way home.” Outside, the storm clouds were clearing. Maia thought the old lantern had a quiet kind of brilliance: it had helped people, even when no one was watching.
Vocabulary Detectives
Use details from “The Lighthouse Light” to solve each clue.
- Covered with a dull layer from age or wear
- Brightly painted with fresh colour
- Broken into several pieces
- Warm from sitting in sunlight
- tangle
- replica
- gleamed
- shone brightly
- a confused, twisted mass
- a copy of something
Fluency, Meaning & Reflection
Read the story aloud again. Notice punctuation, pace and the mood of each moment.
- Use a quiet voice to show Tui is whispering
- Shout every word to show excitement
- Read as quickly as possible without pausing
- Use a bored voice and ignore the speech marks
3 printable pages
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