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Broth for Grandma Thu: Reading Aloud with Expression

Read an original story and poem about a family simmering pho broth overnight, then choose pace, pauses, stress and expression for each part.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.5.4.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use punctuation and word clues to choose pauses, stress and expression when reading aloud.
  • Students choose a reading pace that fits the events and mood of a story and a poem.
  • Students track accuracy and expression across repeated readings of the same paragraph.

How to use

Have students read the story and poem silently, then aloud with a partner two or three times. Students answer the questions between readings and use the answers to improve their next reading.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.5.4.b

Read grade-level prose and poetry aloud with accuracy, an appropriate pace, and expression on repeated readings.

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Broth for Grandma Thu: Reading Aloud with Expression

Use punctuation, word clues and repeated readings to read a story and a poem aloud.

Read the story aloud

Read the story silently first. Then read it aloud and answer the questions.

Broth for Grandma Thu

1On Friday evening, Linh's father set the biggest pot in the apartment on the stove. "Tonight we start the broth," Dad announced. "Grandma Thu arrives tomorrow at noon, and she has not tasted my pho in three whole years." Linh clapped her hands. "Three years? Then it has to be perfect!"

2First Dad charred an onion and a thick knob of ginger right over the gas flame. The skins blackened and crackled, and the kitchen filled with a sweet, smoky smell. Next, Dad toasted star anise, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a dry pan. "Smell that," he said softly, holding the pan under Linh's nose. Linh closed her eyes and breathed in. "It smells like... like a holiday," she said slowly.

3Dad lowered the beef bones into the pot of water. Linh tied the spices into a little cloth bag and dropped it in. Then came the hard part: waiting. "The broth must simmer, never boil," Dad warned. "If it bubbles too hard, it turns cloudy." He turned the flame down until only a few tiny bubbles rose to the top.

4At bedtime, Linh tiptoed back into the kitchen. The pot was humming quietly. "Is it ready yet?" she whispered. Dad laughed under his breath. "Not even close, little one. Good broth takes all night, so I will stay up and watch it. Go to sleep."

5In the morning, Linh woke to a smell so rich that she leaped out of bed and raced down the hall. The broth was clear and golden. Dad was skimming the top with a wide spoon. "Now," he said, "we taste." He handed her a spoonful. Linh blew on it, took a sip, and her eyes went wide. "Dad! It's amazing!"

6At noon, the buzzer rang. Grandma Thu stepped inside, set down her suitcase and sniffed the air. For a long moment, she said nothing at all. Then she smiled at her son. "You remembered how I taught you," she said quietly, and her eyes grew shiny.

1.
In paragraph 1, Linh says, "Three years? Then it has to be perfect!" How should a reader say Linh's words?
  • A. in a slow, sleepy voice
  • B. in a soft, secret whisper
  • C. in an excited, eager voice
  • D. in a cross, grumpy voice
2.
In paragraph 2, Linh says, "It smells like... like a holiday." What do the three dots tell a reader to do?
  • A. Pause, as if Linh is searching for the right words.
  • B. Read the next words faster, as if Linh is in a hurry.
  • C. Raise your voice, as if Linh is calling across a room.
  • D. Skip ahead, as if Linh did not finish the sentence.

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