Reading Fluency

8 Grade 10 English questions on Reading Fluency, with worked marking schemes. 8 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which classroom activity is most likely to build a Grade 10 learner's reading fluency?

   A. Looking up every unfamiliar word in a dictionary before starting to read.

   B. Copying the passage neatly into an exercise book.

   C. Reading a different long and difficult passage silently every day.

   D. Reading the same short passage aloud three times during the week, with feedback after each reading.

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2. Question 2

   2 marks

   State two ways in which a teacher can measure a Grade 10 learner's oral reading fluency.

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   A learner reads a newspaper report aloud quickly and with almost no mistakes, but in a flat voice that runs past commas and full stops. Which element of reading fluency does she most need to work on?

   A. Expression and phrasing.

   B. Accuracy of word recognition.

   C. Reading rate.

   D. Size of her vocabulary.

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   In a one-minute reading check on a passage about fish farming in Kisumu, a learner reads 120 words but misreads 12 of them. What is the most accurate judgement of his fluency?

   A. He is not yet fluent, because accuracy that low breaks down the meaning however fast he reads.

   B. He is fluent, because he kept up a steady pace of 120 words a minute.

   C. He should be pushed to read even faster so that his fluency improves.

   D. The errors do not matter so long as he can still answer questions on the passage.

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5. Question 5

   4 marks

   A Grade 10 learner reads accurately but very slowly, one word at a time. Suggest four things the teacher can do to help him read more fluently.

   (4 marks)

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   Award 1 mark for each workable suggestion, to a maximum of 4. Any four of: - Model fluent reading of the passage first, so the learner hears how it should sound. (1) - Use repeated reading: have him read the same short passage several times over a few days. (1) - Use paired or echo reading with a fluent partner who reads a line first. (1) - Use choral reading with the class so he is carried along at a natural pace. (1) - Give him texts at an easy level where almost all the words are already known. (1) - Mark the text into phrases (for example with slashes) so that he reads in chunks rather than word by word. (1) - Time his reading and record the score so that he can see his own progress. (1)

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which observation shows that a reader has developed automaticity in word recognition?

   A. He recognises almost every word on sight, so his attention is free for the meaning.

   B. He points at every word with his finger as he reads.

   C. He sounds out each syllable aloud before saying a word.

   D. He reads very fast and jumps over words he does not know.

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7. Question 7

   3 marks

   Account for the fact that a learner may score highly in a silent comprehension exercise yet read the same passage aloud haltingly.

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   Award 1 mark for each reason, to a maximum of 3. Any three of: - In silent reading he sets his own pace and can go back over a difficult sentence; reading aloud allows neither. (1) - Reading aloud adds the extra demands of pronouncing words correctly and projecting the voice, which silent reading does not require. (1) - He may grasp a word's meaning from context without knowing how it is pronounced, for example unfamiliar names or technical terms. (1) - Nervousness before an audience interferes with his delivery. (1) - He has had little practice in oral reading, so phrasing and intonation are undeveloped. (1)

8. Question 8

   6 marks

   Identify the three main components of reading fluency and explain what each contributes to a reader's understanding of a text.

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