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Swim, Squid, Swim

Fluency Quick Check — student copy · Short Vowels Advanced 2 — CCVCC, CCCVC

Name: ________________ Date: __________

Dive into the world of the squid, a fast and clever animal in the sea! Read to learn how a squid swims, hides, and hunts.

A Squid Swims

Look! It is a squid. A squid is not bland, but it is plump and grand.

A squid can swim. It jets to be fast! It blasts to the plants.

A squid has fins. The fins help it grasp and twist.

A squid can be swift. Is it a swift squid? Yes, it is!

A Squid Blends In

Can you spot the squid? You must squint to see it.

A squid can blend in. Can you see it in the sand? Can you see it in the plants?

A Squid Hunts

A squid can hunt. A squid can not gulp a plant.

The squid clump must be fast. The squid clump must scram!

Teacher scoring (116 words)

Errors: ______ · Time: ______ sec · Accuracy: ______% · WCPM: ______

Prosody (circle): 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Stop the timer where the passage words end (end of page 12), but let the reader finish the page for a natural stop.

Swim, Squid, Swim

Comprehension Quiz — student copy

Name: ________________ Date: __________

  1. 1. How many sounds are in the word "grand"?

    A. two

    B. three

    C. four

    D. five

  2. 2. Read the sentence from the book. "A squid is not bland, but it is plump and grand." Which two words from the sentence rhyme?

    A. plump, squid

    B. squid, bland

    C. plump, grand

    D. grand, bland

  3. 3. Choose the word that does NOT belong in the following group: squid, swift, spot, squint.

    A. squid

    B. swift

    C. spot

    D. squint

  4. 4. What helps the squid grasp and twist?

    A. legs

    B. fins

    C. arms

    D. nose

  5. 5. How do squid get their food?

    A. They find plants.

    B. They hunt.

    C. The fishermen feed them.

    D. They make their food.

  6. 6. The author's purpose is to inform. How would this book be different if the author's purpose was to entertain?

    A. The book would be about why squid are the best ocean animals.

    B. The book would be a book about why it is important to keep the ocean clean.

    C. The book would be full of facts comparing and contrasting squid and jellyfish.

    D. The book might be a made-up story about squid.

Answer key: 1-D · 2-D · 3-B · 4-B · 5-B · 6-D · Laprea Education / Developing Decoders