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Grammar Cloze Adventure
Read the whole passage. Fill every gap from the word bank. Use each word once.
About this Grade 2 English skill
What you will practise
Practise grammar across a short passage instead of one sentence at a time. Read the whole text first, then choose a bank word for each gap. Look at the subject, the time of the action and the relationship between ideas. Reread the completed passage before checking.
Example from this activity
The seed shelf
Yesterday, Nuri ___ (1) sorting seeds in the classroom. His friends ___ (2) making labels beside him. They put the bean seeds ___ (3) a small jar and placed a label on it. Nuri could not reach the high shelf, ___ (4) he asked an adult to help. The class left the jars in a dry place. Next week, they will plant the seeds in the school garden.
Fill the gaps. Use each word once.
Choices: was · were · in · so · is · are
Answer and explanation
- was. One boy at a past time takes “was”.
- were. Several friends at a past time take “were”.
- in. Seeds go inside, or “in”, a jar.
- so. The request follows as a result: “so”.
Grammar words must fit the subject, time and structure of each sentence.