Use Context to Self-Correct Reading Practice Test

Read about Ben. Ben reads: “The puppy ran after the ball.” Ben says “bell” instead of “ball.” He stops and asks, “Does that make sense? A puppy runs after a bell?” The next sentence says, “It rolled under the couch.” Ben rereads and looks at the word again. He sees it starts with b and has a in the middle. He self-corrects to “ball” and keeps reading. What helped Ben fix his mistake?

Read about Maya. Maya reads: “Dad will plant seeds in the garden.” She says “paint” by mistake. She stops and thinks, “Does this make sense? Paint seeds?” She rereads and listens: “Dad will ___ seeds.” She looks at the letters and notices there is an l in the word. She self-corrects to “plant” and it sounds right. How did Maya know “paint” was wrong?