Dictation for Term 1
Grade 5
Month Week Date Dictation
1st Week 9-13th He began to trot across the yard. His breath was coming out in
Sept little puffs-cold for August. But it was early yet. By noontime when
his mom would have him out working, it would be hot
enough. (Page 3)
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2nd Week 16 20 Jess pushed his damp hair out of his face and plunked down on the
September
Sept wooden bench. He dumped two spoonful of sugar into his cup and
slurped to keep the hot coffee from scalding his mouth.
(Page 7)
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23rd-27th Jess sighed and poked the last of his sandwich into Joyce Ann's
3 Week open mouth. Her eyes went wide, and she clamped her jaws down
Sept
on the unexpected gift. Now maybe he could have some peace.
(Page 14)
st 30th Sept- One day last winter he had given her one of his pictures. Just
1 Week
4th Oct shoved it into her hand after class and run. The next Friday she had
asked him to stay a minute after class. She said he was -unusually
talented, and she hoped he wouldn't let anything discourage him,
but would - keep it up. (Page 16)
7th-11th Momma would fix them supper, and when he went in with the
Oct milk, he'd find them all laughing and chattering. Momma would
2nd Week even forget she was tired and mad. He was the only one who had
to take that stuff. Sometimes he felt so lonely among all these
females - even the one rooster had died, and they hadn't yet
gotten another. (Page 21)
October
14th-18th Jess roused himself and went to the front. As he passed Leslie's
3rd Week desk, she grinned and rippled her fingers low in a kind of wave. He
Oct
jerked a nod. He couldn't help feeling sorry for her. It must be
embarrassing to sit in front when you find yourself dressed funny
on the first day of school.(Page 27)
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21st Oct- The first two out began dragging their toes to make the finish line.
4 Week
25th Oct The ground was rutted from past rains, but had hardened in the
late summer draught, so they had to give up on sneaker toes and
draw the line with a stick. ( Page 31)
28th Oct- The crowd was noisier than they had been during the other heats.
st Maybe they were all noticing. He wanted to look back and see
5th Week 1 Nov
where the others were, but he resisted the temptation. \it would
seem conceited to look back. (Page 35)
st 4th-8th Now as he sat on the rug in the teachers' room the same warm
1 Week
Nov feeling swept through him at the sound of her voice. Even her
ordinary speaking voice bubbled up from inside her, rich and
melodic. (Page 40)
11th-15th Mrs. Myers' sharp voice cut Leslie's sentences into funny little
2nd Week Nov phrases, but even so, the power of Leslie's words drew Jess with
her under the dark water. Suddenly he could hardly breathe.
November
Suppose you went under and your mask filled all up with water
and you couldn't get to the top in time? (Page 45)
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18th -22nd They took turns swinging across the gully on the road. It was a
3 Week glorious autumn day, and if you looked up as you swung, it gave
Nov
you the feeling of floating. Jess leaned back and drank in the rich,
clear colour of the sky. (Page 53)
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4th Week 25 – Terabithia was cold in November. They didn’t dare build a fire in
29th Nov the castle, though sometimes they would build one outside and
huddle around it. (Page 60)
