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Phrase Reading

Grade 5
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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.
Our class held a debate about whether the school should run on solar energy. One team argued that the panels were too expensive. The other team was more energetic, explaining that the economic savings over ten years would pay for the panels twice over. In the end we took a democratic vote, and the solar team won by three votes.
Answer key: Answers vary. Breaks belong at punctuation and between natural phrases (who / did what / where).
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