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Fun with Cloze Reading

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on cloze activities to improve reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

Grade 3 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesCloze Activity
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Word BankFill in the BlanksShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4.A

Topics

ELAGrade 3Cloze ActivityReading ComprehensionVocabulary
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Fun with Cloze Reading

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Read the story below. Fill in the blanks with the best word from the word bank to complete each sentence. Each word will only be used once.

Word Bank:

happy
bark
soft
run
tail
play
food
bed

Lily got a new puppy. The puppy was very small and had   brown fur. Lily named him Buster. Buster loved to   in the park. He would   after the ball as fast as he could go. When Buster was excited, his   would wag back and forth.

Every morning, Lily would give Buster his  . After he ate, he liked to   at the birds outside the window. At night, Buster would curl up in his warm,   and fall asleep. Lily was very   to have Buster as her pet.

1. What clues in the story helped you choose the word 'soft' for Buster's fur?

2. Why do you think Buster was 'happy' to be Lily's pet?