Sample Text

This is the sample text used to dictate to the students throughout all the handwritten, typed and voice dictated tests.

Pat shut the door of the warm kitchen behind her. FULLSTOP. Outside the air was like ice.FULLSTOP. It took her breath away for a moment.FULLSTOP.NEW PARAGRAPH.

Pat blew on her hands to warm them.FULLSTOP. Then she walked across the frosty grass to the pigeon cage that stood by the back fence. FULLSTOP. NEW PARAGRAPH.

She stood in front of the cage, COMMA watching the pigeons.FULLSTOP.NEW PARAGRAPH.

There were twelve pigeons.FULLSTOP Some were grey with long black feathers in their wings.FULLSTOP The others were brown, COMMA speckled with white.FULLSTOP. NEW PARAGRAPH.

They turned their heads from side to side and looked at Pat, COMMA first with one dark eye, COMMA then with the other. FULLSTOP. NEW PARAGRAPH.

The pale winter sun shone through the wire-HYPHEN-netting and over the nesting-HYPHEN-boxes.FULLSTOP Some of the birds were sitting on their nests.FULLSTOP The others were walking up and down the cage, COMMA cooing and bobbing thier heads.FULLSTOP. NEW PARAGRAPH.

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