Lower Comprehension with Pictorial and Context Clues
Written by George Moore
R.I.C. Publications RIC-0108 2.8/189
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FOREWORD Cloze is a well known teaching strategy for developing language skills in primary schools. The author has used his extensive experience as a classroom teacher and principal to write this series of books which provides cloze exercises that are varied and interesting. There are two main types of cloze exercises in this book –␣ exercises where answer lists are given and those where the children provide their own words. In both cases, reading strategies such as context clues, syntactic and semantic skills and word recognition etc. are practised. The factual passages enable the children to use their reading skills while learning interesting facts about a variety of topics. The imaginative passages will help to expand vocabulary and could be used as starting points for written expression. Children should provide their own words in cloze review situations and not select words from a given list.
CONTENTS
Sailing page 13 page 1 u © R. I . C . P b l i c a t i o n s page 2 Poem 2 page 14 Review page 15 page 3 •f orr evi e w pur p osesonl y • Fishing page 16 page 4
Introductory 1 Introductory 2 Sounds 1 Newspaper Report 1 Sounds 2 Sounds 3 Bird in a Tree Review Shipwrecked Poem 1 The Trip Review
Newspaper Report 2 Poem 3 Rabbits Letter 1 Letter 2 Review The Pond Review Answers
page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12
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page 17 page 18 page 19 page 20 page 21 page 22 page 23 page 24 page 25
POINTS FROM RESEARCH ON CLOZE PROCEDURES
1.
Cloze exercises are very effective in developing reading/listening skills with primary/secondary pupils.
2.
Selective deletions are effective as teaching tools and can be used to practise selected aspects of language (nouns, verbs etc.).
3.
Teachers of younger children should precede written cloze exercises with oral cloze activities (for example, 'I rode to school on my .').
4.
Except in test situations, cloze exercises can be used with partners or small groups –␣ much verbal interaction.
5.
'Prompts' (initial letters, pictures, letter groups etc.) should be used in the initial stages with younger children before attempting passages without 'prompts'.
6.
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Answers are provided at the back of this book. However it is not possible to provide a complete list of possible answers. Teachers should use their discretion in marking activities and students should be rewarded for providing answers that show a use of context and pictorial clues contained in each activity.
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Exercise 1
Introductory 1
The pictures tell you about the missing words. Put in your own words that fit the pictures and then you will have a story.
Kate climbed over the
to pick some pretty 1
for her sister Skye. She saw
in
2
3
away. Kate did not close the
the field so she 4
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. People from the small 6
farm closed their
near the
7
and said that 8
9
was wrong to ask her sister to pick some flowers. The animal was soon
back in the
. The gate was not left open this time! 10
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Name: Introductory 2
Exercise 2
The pictures tell you about the missing words. Put in your own words that fit the pictures and then you will have a story.
The small boy
into the cool
and
1
2
. Then he climbed out and ate an
swam to the 3
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played on the
. Soon he rode away on his 6
to his friend's
home, his
near the park. At
8
7
told his mother where he was. She
9
was angry and said his
would be cold. 10
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Name: Sounds 1
Exercise 3
These letter groups are almost the same but they make different sounds. Put them into the spaces so you have a story about John.
– ock – ick – eck – uck – ack
For Christmas, John was given a toy r
et and a brand new
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et bat.
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et he wore at school. On Monday, he spent 20c on a
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raffle t
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et. He wanted to win a p
5
6
et of lollies for
his sister. When the raffle numbers were ch l r
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y. He had won some lollies for his sister and a tennis et for his mother. He also won a ride on a horse with a
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Name: Newspaper Report 1
Exercise 4
Fill in the spaces in this newspaper report. Use the words from the list in the box.
police strangers hours safe never classes happy searched parents missing
DAILY TIMES For three
the police 1
2
the forest near the small town of Dawton.
Two young children had been reported
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going home from school. Their had called the
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. Many times they had told their girls
5
to go with
. Teachers at the
6
7
school had also warned their
.
8
Luckily, this story had a 9
ending. They were both found and are now at home with their parents. 10
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Name: Sounds 2
Exercise 5
Use the sounds in the box to fill in the spaces in the story below. The sentences should make sense if you use the sounds properly.
One n
a young b
told that he had to st
was
2
1
–ight –oy –art
his homework.
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of
5
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, which was a
his work. He then played with his new t 6
br
red and yellow c
r
. He hoped to get his sums 8
7
so he worked hard. After he had done it all, he ate a 9
for his supper.
cream t 10
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Name: Sounds 3
Exercise 6
The two sounds in the box look similar and have the same letters but they have different sounds. Use them to fill the spaces in the words below so the story makes sense.
My friend's n
– eam – ame
is Karen and she once 1
had a strange dr
. In it she was play2
near a flowing
ing a g 3
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Soon a witch c
by. The witch had a t
lion cub 6
5
with her and gave it cr
to drink. The witch let Karen hold it 7
. But then she woke up. It is a
and her eyes began to gl 8
sh
that she can't have the s
dream again. 10
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Name: Bird in a Tree
Exercise 7
Use the list words below to fill the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Put one word into each space.
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are sitting on the wooden
1
2
3
under a long
of a tall
. A large 5
4
is sitting near its
. It might chase the 7
6
other birds
so they don't
the three
8
9
from its nest. 10
owl seat
away eggs
birds branch
tree hills
nest steal
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Name: Review
Exercise 8
Use your own words to fill the spaces so the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Put only one word into each space.
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with his
as he
1
2
on the floor in his room. He does not like his 3
and has left it in the
of the room. 5
4
and the family
The door is
has 7
6
come in to watch the young
. The two 8
behind him are not the 9
size. 10
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Name: Shipwrecked
Exercise 9
Use your own words in the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Put only one word into each space. The
girls have been shipwrecked on the sandy 1
after strong north
blew them 3
2
has been
ashore onto an island. Their small 4
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pieces and is now
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the sand. One girl has been
7
on a rock
her two friends. The sun is setting and it will
9
soon be
8
. 10
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Name: Poem 1
Exercise 10
Use the list words below to fill the spaces in the poem so that it makes sense. The picture will help you. Put only one word into each space.
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1
A few
A
clouds go drifting by.
2
glides along on the dark green
3
4
While happy
sing in the tallest
. 6
5
The gentle
run to the 7
Below the
8
that's built on the
.
9
sea white
10
sand waves
hot land
ship birds
tree house
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Name: The Trip
Exercise 11
–aid –ane –ait
Use the letter groups in the box to fill the spaces below. You can then read the story. It must make sense.
–ade –ain –ate
THE TRIP Mother looked through the
and said it
windowp 1
was r
ing . She had to catch a tr
and
2
3
didn't want to be l
. They had a long walk down the
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stopped.
a phone call
They m 7
for a taxi and p
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dollars. Soon they went through the
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Name:
Exercise 12
Review
Use your own words to fill in the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help. Use only one word in each space.
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David and Mary are enjoying a 1
. They are surrounded by tall
. Mary 3
2
is having a
but David has no
so he 5
4
one of the
has
from the plate. The 7
6
is waiting to see if they
any tiny 9
8
around the table for it to pick up. 10
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Name: Sailing
Exercise 13
Use your own words in the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Put only one word into each space.
The
sharks in the ocean
round the 2
1
ship. The
with a black
3
the strong
on it flaps in 4
. The captain's sister
5
to 6
the sailors as she stands on the sandy
. She is 7
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9
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Name:
Exercise 14
Poem 2
Use the list of words and put in the words missing from the poem. Think about words which rhyme because this can help you.
LIST slow home sea cheetahs dogs sleep heaters
mice hide chase
Cats and Dogs Cats can catch 1
Wherever they go, But
can't catch rabbits, 2
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crocodiles
They don't 4
That lie by the
, 5
And can't catch monkeys Which
in a tree.
6
They should both stay at
7
And lie near the
, 8
Or both go to 9
And dream they are
! 10
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Name:
Exercise 15
Review
Use your own words in the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Put only one word in each space.
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boys suddenly ran
busy road in
the
2
1
of an oncoming car. The poor
3
driving it used her
to bring the 5
4
. Afterwards, they
vehicle to a stop before it hit 6
her for saving their
and later
7
8
her some pretty 9
from the florist. 10
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Name: Fishing
Exercise 16
Use your own words in the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help. Use only one word in each space.
John's Uncle Tony is
from his small
It has a
. 2
1
written on the front and an 3
4
fixed to the back.
John is standing on the
5
near a tall
, 6
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8
7
a fish and is trying to
9
it before it
away. 10
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Name: Newspaper Report 2
Exercise 17
Fill in the spaces in this newspaper report. Use the words from the list. WEEKLY NEWS
hospital sorry pecked eggs under chasing stitches cut climbing wrong
not need
and 5
he was soon back home. Some boys had been 6
thebirdsand
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7
8
from their nests. The boys were told
Last Sunday, Robert Evans was
it was
to raid 9
sometall
playing
nests.
They said they were
1
and would not
trees. Two magpies flew down and 10
him. He had a
do it again. That made Robert and
2
deep
on the
the magpies happy!
3
back of his head. His father took him to
Reporter: J. Hill
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Name:
Exercise 18
Poem 3
Use the words from the list and fit rails high sails here them into the poem below. float freeways travel people trains fly
Ships
on the sea
1
with white flapping
, 2
glide along tracks 3
on shiny steel
, 4
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6
Buses roar along with
8
7
inside.
They're all going on holidays to towns far from
, 9
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Name:
Exercise 19
Rabbits
Put your own words into the spaces below and find out some things about rabbits.
Rabbits make nice friendly
if you 1
look after them and are
to them. 2
They like to eat green lettuce
so 3
some in your
you will have to
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each day.
Make sure you keep their hutch very 6
Rabbits are different
such as black, brown and white. 7
They are cute animals but the
thinks they are pests. 8
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They eat the 9
10
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Name:
Exercise 20
Letter 1
Pick words from the list and put them into the letter to see what Ben wrote.
8 Page Street Newstown 16/2/93 Dear Nathan I'm going to watch the football
on Saturday with my 1
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3
4
it this weekend. I hope the
is good
5
6
like last year. I'll miss the
and it doesn't 7
round the camp
. You will have to
8
tell me the best ones
9
10
time I see you.
Your friend, Ben
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Name:
Exercise 21
Letter 2
Put your own words in the spaces below and see what Amy wrote to her friend. 4 Happy Road Joytown 18/3/93 Dear Julie I am having a
for my seventh 1
. We are going to have 2
cream
and other tasty things to
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hope you and your
5
says she doesn't want you to bring a
6
for me unless you want to. When it is over, Dad will 7
you home. It will not be 8
as I have 9
the next day. So have you!
to get up for 10
Your friend, Amy
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Exercise 22
Name: Review
Use your own words to fill the spaces so that the story makes sense. The picture will help you. Only put one word into each space.
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has hung her wet
1
. The three pairs of
3
hanging the ground will soon
10
7
9
4
the two trees. Her
5
on the
2
the clothes. The hot
can be seen is on
6
8
them and then they will be to take out the creases.
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Name: The Pond
Exercise 23
Fill the spaces with words that fit into the sentences. Use the words in the list. The picture will help.
The
birds on the
and the two
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4
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eat. The man is mowing the
He will uncover juicy They do not
to
.
6
for them to
7
9
5
the man with the
8
10
. as he
might use it. waiting pond
like three
ducks insects
gun lawn
roof enjoy
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Name: Review
Exercise 24
Fill the spaces with your own words and make sensible sentences. The picture will help. Use a different word in each space.
The
1
3
is on a branch up in the away from the
because it climbed the
6
4
. It was
2
. The cat is clever
tree. It now
5
the dog to go back to its wooden
, 7
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9
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Answers Page 1 1. Fence 2. Flowers 3. Animals 4. Ran 5. Gate 6. Road/street, lane 7. Town/village 8. Doors 9. Skye 10. Field/paddock/ meadow Page 2 1. Dived 2. Water/river/lake 3. Bridge 4. Ice-cream 5. Park 6. Swings 7. Bike/bicycle 8. House/place 9. Sister 10. Meal/lunch/dinner/tea Page 3 1. Rocket 2. Cricket 3. Pocket 4. Jacket 5. Ticket 6. Packet 7. Checked 8. Lucky 9. Racket 10. Jockey
Page 7 1. Birds 2. Seat 3. Hills 4. Branch 5. Tree 6. Owl 7. Nest 8. Away 9. Steal 10. Eggs Page 8 1. Playing 2. Toys 3. Sits 4. Plane 5. Corner 6. Open 7. Cat 8. Boy 9. Pictures 10. Same Page 9 1. Poor/three 2. Beach/island/shore 3. Winds/wind 4. Boat 5. Two 6. Lying/sitting 7. Injured/hurt 8. Sitting 9. Near 10. Dark/night
Page 13 1. Three 2. Swim 3. Flag 4. Cross 5. Breeze/wind 6. Waves 7. Shore/beach 8. Glad/happy 9. Sharks 10. Frightening/ dangerous Page 14 1. Mice 2. Dogs 3. Slow 4. Chase 5. Sea 6. Hide 7. Home 8. Heaters 9. Sleep 10. Cheetahs Page 15 1. Foolish/silly 2. Across 3. Front 4. Woman/lady 5. Brakes 6. Them 7. Thanked 8. Lives 9. Gave/sent, bought 10. Flowers
Page 19 1. Pets 2. Kind/good 3. Leaves/plants 4. Grow/plant 5. Backyard/garden 6. Clean/tidy 7. Colours 8. Farmer 9. Grass/crops 10. Holes Page 20 1. Final 2. Family 3. Camping 4. Tent 5. Using 6. Weather 7. Rain 8. Stories 9. Fire 10. Next Page 21 1. Party 2. Birthday 3. Cakes/biscuits, buns 4. Eat 5. Brother 6. Mother 7. Present 8. Drive/walk, take 9. Late 10. School
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Page 4 1. Hours 2. Searched 3. Missing 4. Parents 5. Police 6. Never 7. Strangers 8. Classes 9. Happy 10. Safe Page 5 1. Night 2. Boy 3. Start 4. Light 5. Part 6. Toy 7. Bright 8. Cart 9. Right 10. Tart Page 6 1. Name 2. Dream 3. Game 4. Stream 5. Came 6. Tame 7. Cream 8. Gleam 9. Shame 10. Same
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Page 11 1. Windowpane 2. Raining 3. Train 4. Late 5. Lane 6. Wait 7. Made 8. Paid 9. Gate 10. Jane Page 12 1. Barbecue/picnic 2. Woods/bush/park 3. Trees 4. Drink 5. Glass/cup 6. Eaten 7. Bananas 8. Bird 9. Drop/leave 10. Crumbs
Page 16 1. Fishing 2. Boat 3. Number 4. Engine 5. Beach/shore 6. Tree 7. Uncle 8. Caught 9. Grab/seize 10. Gets
Page 22 1. Mother/sister 2. Washing/clothes 3. Line 4. Socks 5. Between 6. Basket 7. Under 8. Sun 9. Dry 10. Ironed
Page 17 1. Under 2. Pecked 3. Cut 4. Hospital 5. Stitches 6. Chasing 7. Climbing 8. Eggs 9. Wrong 10. Sorry
Page 23 1. Three 2. Roof 3. Ducks 4. Pond 5. Waiting 6. Lawn 7. Insects 8. Enjoy 9. Like 10. Gun
Page 18 1. Float 2. Sails 3. Trains 4. Rails 5. Fly 6. High 7. Freeways 8. People 9. Here 10. Travel
Page 24 1. Cat 2. Tree 3. Running 4. Dog 5. Tall/highest, tallest 6. Wants 7. Kennel 8. Down 9. Dish/plate 10. Front 25