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Clarify, Gather, Deepen SL.2.3
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Tick the right answer.
1. What should you do at a comma?
A. Start a new sentence B. Take a short pause C. Stop completely 2. The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
A. The mouse's B. The hunter's C. The lion's 3. A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
A. Exactly the same as everything else B. In a whisper C. Louder and faster, to match 4. You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
A. Keep going anyway B. Start the whole page again C. Go back and correct yourself 5. The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
A. That she can escape anyway B. That the lion is weak C. That she could be useful to the lion 6. Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
A. Yes, always the first one B. Yes, always the last one C. No — a story can show both views 7. When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
A. To show they are different people speaking B. Because the author says so C. To make it take longer 8. Why does reading too fast cause problems?
A. You stop taking in what the words mean B. The book gets heavier C. You run out of breath LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Take a short pause 2. The lion's 3. Louder and faster, to match 4. Go back and correct yourself 5. That she could be useful to the lion 6. No — a story can show both views 7. To show they are different people speaking 8. You stop taking in what the words mean Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.