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Language Arts Activity - Cloze
Using context clues is an important skill when mastering reading comprehension. A cloze activity prompts learners to read each sentence in a short passage and fill in the blanks, based on what the rest of the sentence says.
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Maniac Magee: The Cloze Procedure
Fill in the blanks with a Cloze activity based on Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. After listening to a passage read out loud, kids complete the worksheet by using their memories and context clues.
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CLOZE PROCEDURE for The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
An advocate of the cloze procedure to determine what learners already know about a topic? Class members listen to an excerpt from The Call of the Wild and then fill in the blanks on their cloze copy of the passage. Directions for...
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Cloze Procedure For A Clockwork Orange
A fan of cloze reading activities? A passage from Anthony Burgess's dystopian novella, A Clockwork Orange, provides the text for this activity.
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International Dance Day: Reading and Activities for ELD
A brief passage about International Dance Day, April 29, is accompanied by an array of language activities based in sound ELD practice: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group...
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The Kite Runner: Cloze Procedure
A passage from Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is the text for a cloze reading activity designed to determine the comprehension skills of class members. The resource includes the worksheet, an answer key, and step-by-step directions.
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The Learning Network Fill-In: Macbeth for Children
Help your learners attain vocabulary and practice reading comprehension with this cloze activity. Created by The Learning Network, this resource provides a New York Times article with the words already removed. Pupils can fill in the...
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Cinco De Mayo: ELD Reading and Language-Building
A brief passage about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo is accompanied by an array of language activities for ELD: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation, fluency writing,...
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At Home-Listening Comprehension
For this listening comprehension worksheet, students fill in sentences with the correct word after listening to an audio clip of a passage. There are seven fill-in sentences and QuickTime software is required.
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Cloze Exercise - Email Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension quiz worksheet, students respond to 7 fill in the blank cloze questions regarding a passage. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Close Reading World Religions: Islam
As part of a close reading activity, individuals respond to three questions and craft two short essays based on a passage about Islam, one of the world most widespread religion.
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Cloze Exercise
In this online interactive reading comprehension quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 fill in the blank cloze questions regarding a passage. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Lesson Plan on National Grammar Day
Aid your English langauge learners with this series of grammar activities. In this National Grammar Day learning exercise, learners read a passage about the importance of the day and complete a variety of different activities involving...
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Making My Swimming Pool
If you'd always wanted an expensive swimming pool, how would you make the money to build it? Kids read a short passage about a quest to create a dream swimming pool, and use a list of words to fill in eight spaces throughout the reading.
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ESL/ELD: Learning about Ash Wednesday
An overview of the history and tradition of Ash Wednesday in 2 paragraphs is accompanied by an array of language activities: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation,...
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Reading Comprehension - Consolidation
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read and complete a science cloze activity passage and then complete matching and short answer responses.
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ESL Reading Quiz
In this ESL comprehension instructional activity, students read a passage from Proposed Roads to Freedom, then complete 15 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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ESL Reading Quiz #2
In this ESL reading instructional activity, students read a passage and complete 15 multiple choice comprehension questions. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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ESL Reading Quiz #3
In this ESL reading quiz worksheet, students read a passage and complete 15 multiple choice comprehension questions. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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ESL Reading Quiz
For this ESL reading quiz worksheet, students read a short passage from A Treatise on Parents and Children and answer 15 comprehension questions.
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Reading #6
In this reading comprehension online interactive activity, students read a passage from, Tarzan of the Apes. Students fill in the 15 blanks in the passage with a multiple choice word that best completes each one correctly. Students...
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ESL Reading Comprehension #1
In this ESL reading worksheet, students read a short passage and answer 15 multiple choice comprehension questions. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Che Guevara
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Che Guevara and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Francis Firebrace
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Francis Firebrace and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...