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Clarify, Gather, Deepen SL.2.3
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Tick the right answer.
1. You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
A. Keep going anyway B. Go back and correct yourself C. Start the whole page again 2. The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
A. That she can escape anyway B. That she could be useful to the lion C. That the lion is weak 3. What is the point of reading a page a second time?
A. It makes the page shorter B. It gets smoother and easier to understand C. It changes the story 4. 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 5. You finished a paragraph and cannot remember it. What should you do?
A. Reread it and think about what it said B. Carry on to the next one C. Count the words 6. What should you do at a comma?
A. Take a short pause B. Stop completely C. Start a new sentence 7. When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
A. Because the author says so B. To show they are different people speaking C. To make it take longer 8. The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
A. The mouse's B. The hunter's C. The lion's LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Go back and correct yourself 2. That she could be useful to the lion 3. It gets smoother and easier to understand 4. Louder and faster, to match 5. Reread it and think about what it said 6. Take a short pause 7. To show they are different people speaking 8. The lion's Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.