Grade 4 · English Language Arts · Unit 1 of 16
Listen, Speak & Read Aloud
Listening well, speaking clearly and reading with expression
What your child practises
Good listening and speaking habits (taking turns, asking questions, speaking clearly) and reading aloud with pauses at punctuation, stress on key words and a voice that rises or falls with the meaning.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Demonstrate listening and speaking that build relationships and understanding; Demonstrate appropriate emphasis on words, pausing, phrasing, and intonation that reflect comprehension of text. · listening, speaking in a group, and reading aloud with pauses and expression
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A speaker says, “We meet at the library at three.” Which reply checks that you understood?
👂- “So we meet at the library at three o'clock?”
- “Is it time for lunch?”
- “I like the park better.”
- “What is your favourite book?”
Show answer
“So we meet at the library at three o'clock?”
Hint: Repeating the key details checks understanding.
Question 2
A classmate shares an idea you do not agree with. What is a respectful reply?
🤝- “I won't listen.”
- “Stop talking.”
- “I understand your idea. Here is another way to see it.”
- “That idea is dumb.”
Show answer
“I understand your idea. Here is another way to see it.”
Hint: You can disagree and still be kind.
Question 3
Why does a speaker slow down when explaining something tricky?
🐢- to run out the clock
- to confuse the audience
- because they are tired
- listeners get time to follow each step
Show answer
listeners get time to follow each step
Hint: A steady pace helps people understand hard ideas.
Question 4
Which sentence stem helps you ask a question about what you heard?
🙋- “I don't care about…”
- “Be quiet about…”
- “Stop talking about…”
- “Can you tell me more about…?”
Show answer
“Can you tell me more about…?”
Hint: Questions show you are interested.
Question 5
Reading in short, natural chunks of words instead of one word at a time is called…
📖- printing
- rhyming
- phrasing
- spelling
Show answer
phrasing
Hint: Good phrasing sounds like talking.
Question 6
To show it was Maya who won, not someone else, which word do you stress? “Maya won the race.”
🏆- the
- Maya
- won
- race
Show answer
Maya
Hint: Stress the word that carries the important idea.