#RA-3216Read AloudCore & AcademicHard

Great Depression

Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds

The Great Depression began in the United States as an ordinary recession in the summer of The downturn became markedly worse, however, in late 1929 and continued until early Real output and prices fell precipitously.

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Pearson Official Scoring Guide for Read Aloud

Scored Enabling Skills

  • Reading (Content)
  • Speaking (Oral Fluency & Pronunciation)

Timing Standard

Response Window: 35-40 Seconds

💡 Examiner Strategy & Pro Tip:Keep a continuous rhythm. Never stop to correct mistakes or repeat words; pausing hurts fluency more than minor mispronunciations.