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Fun with Cloze Reading!

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet focused on developing reading comprehension through cloze activities, where students fill in missing words in a passage.

Grade 2 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesCloze Activity
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Includes

2 Word Bank2 Fill in the BlanksShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4

Topics

ELAReadingCloze ActivityGrade 2
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Fun with Cloze Reading!

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Read each passage carefully. Choose the best word from the word bank to fill in the blank in each sentence. Write the word on the line.

Word Bank:

tail
nuts
tree
climb

The Squirrel

A little squirrel lives in a big  . It likes to run and play all day. The squirrel has a bushy  . It can   very fast up the branches. The squirrel loves to eat   and seeds.

1. A little squirrel lives in a big  .

2. The squirrel has a bushy  .

3. It can   very fast up the branches.

4. The squirrel loves to eat   and seeds.

Word Bank:

swim
fish
water
fins

The Little Fish

There once was a little blue  . It lived in the big blue  . It liked to   and play with its friends. The little fish had pretty   to help it move.

5. There once was a little blue  .

6. It lived in the big blue  .

7. It liked to   and play with its friends.

8. The little fish had pretty   to help it move.

Why is it helpful to read the whole sentence before choosing a word?