Cloze passage
Fractions and shapes: Cloze passage — Standard
Complete a passage from context. Equal parts, numerators, denominators, equivalent fractions, polygon features, angles, and symmetry.
Complete each blank using the meaning of the passage.
What this resource includes
Learning fit
- Ages
- Ages 6–8, Ages 9–12
- Best starting age
- Ages 6–8
- Skills
- Reading comprehension, Vocabulary
- Learning setting
- Independent
Print-ready setup
- Paper
- A4
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Page layout
- 1 × 1
- Copies
- 1
A peek inside
- A [[denominator]] names how many equal parts make one whole, while a [[numerator]] counts selected parts. Two [[equivalent fractions]] have the same value.
Teach it well
Complete a passage from context. Describe equal parts of a whole and use shape properties to compare representations.
Materials & preparation
- One printed learner copy; keep the answer view separate when provided
- Pencil and eraser
- Model and teach
- Think aloud through one example, including how you notice and correct a mistake. Then use this learner direction: Complete each blank using the meaning of the passage. Compare an equal partition with an unequal one and name the evidence.
- Support
- Complete the first item together, highlight the key word or visual clue, then fade the prompt.
- Stretch
- Ask for an explanation using the topic words, then add one new example. Create a new example that follows the same idea, then explain how it works.
- Check for understanding
- Ask the learner to make one choice and explain the clue or relationship used.