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Phrase Reading

Grade 4
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ANSWER KEY — teacher copy
Draw a slash ( / ) where you would take a breath. Then read the passage in phrases, like talking.
Behind the community center there was an empty lot full of weeds. One Saturday, twenty volunteers arrived with shovels, seeds and wheelbarrows. By the afternoon they had planted tomatoes, potatoes and sunflowers. Now the garden feeds families across the neighborhood, and every volunteer who helped has a sign with their name on the fence.
Answer key: Answers vary. Breaks belong at punctuation and between natural phrases (who / did what / where).
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