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Cursive Handwriting
Grade 3
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which cursive letter is formed using an overcurve, a slant, and a loop below the baseline?
 A) t
 B) j
 C) i
 D) e
2. What makes cursive writing legible?
 A) Writing as fast as you can
 B) Consistent size, slant, and spacing
 C) Making every letter the same height
 D) Using only lowercase letters throughout
3. Which pair of cursive letters is most often confused because they look similar?
 A) b and d
 B) n and m
 C) e and l
 D) a and o
4. How should the spacing between cursive words compare to the spacing between letters in a word?
 A) Word spacing should be smaller than letter spacing.
 B) Word spacing and letter spacing should be the same.
 C) Word spacing should be about the width of a lowercase o.
 D) There should be no space between words in cursive.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The four keys to legible cursive are size, shape, slant, and spacing.
2) An overcurve stroke curves upward and over to the right before slanting down.
3) The cursive capital letter Q looks very different from its printed version and has a large loop.
4) Short letters like a, c, and o should all reach the midline and no higher.
5) When two letters with descenders appear in a row, the writer must be careful not to let the tails overlap.
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