Remember: Copy one sentence at a time: read it, type it, check it against the page, then go on.
Read and answer
Read the story, then answer.
Pia's fox storyPia's class was making a book of tiny stories. Pia had written hers by hand: a fox hid in the grass, he saw a red hen, and the hen ran home. She typed and typed with her eyes on the keys, not on her page. When she read it back, the red hen was missing! She had lost her place and a whole sentence had gone. Ms. Okoro knelt beside her. "Type one sentence at a time," she said. "Type it, check it against the page, give it a tick, and only then go on." Pia tried it. Sentence two came next, and there was the hen, back in the story! At the end Pia read it all out loud to Nibbles the hamster.
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Why did the red hen go missing from Pia's story?
Nibbles ate the pagePia lost her place and skipped a sentencethe fox chased her away
2
At first, Pia typed her story one sentence at a time.
TrueFalse
3
What does Pia do right after she types a sentence?
check it against the pagestart the next one at onceread the whole story
One sentence at a time
Read a sentence, type it, check it, tick it.
4
Number what Pia does for each sentence, first to last.
Go on to the next one
Give it a tick
Type just that sentence
Check it against the page
Read one sentence and say it in your head
5
Each sentence you finish gets a .
rulerhattick
6
Look at the while you type, not at the keys.
floorkeysscreen
7
Which things help Pia keep her place? Circle every one.
📏a ruler under the line📖one sentence at a time⌨️looking only at the keys☝️a finger under the line⏭️skipping a sentence
8
When you copy, you copy every capital, every comma and every full stop.
TrueFalse
9
At each full stop Pia looked up. Her fingers rested on the blue keys. Which row is that?
⬆️the top row🏠the home row⬇️the bottom row
10
The page says The hen ran home. Pia typed The hen ran hom. Which slip is it?
the e is missing at the endthe full stop is missingthe capital T is missing
Copy and write
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Copy it. The hen ran home.
12
Write three short sentences about an animal, one under the other. Put a tick by each when you have checked it.
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Answer key · Set A
Typing a short story
1Pia lost her place and skipped a sentence Pia typed and typed with her eyes on the keys. She lost her place and a whole sentence went missing.
2False She typed and typed. Ms. Okoro's trick of one sentence at a time came afterwards.
3check it against the page Check it against the page, give it a tick, and only then go on.
45, 4, 2, 3, 1 Read it, type it, check it, tick it, and only then go on.
5tick Each finished sentence gets a tick, so you can see that nothing is missing.
6screen Your eyes stay on the screen and the page. Your fingers know the home row.
7a ruler under the line, one sentence at a time, a finger under the line A ruler, a finger and one sentence at a time keep your place. Looking only at the keys or skipping loses it.
8True Copy exactly what is on the page, down to the very last mark.
9the home row Pia's fingers rested on the home row, ready for the next sentence.
10the e is missing at the end Hom should be home. The full stop and the capital T are both there, so only the e is missing.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.