there/their/they're & cloze texts

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 3,4

Today

#Planning:

• Their, There, They're
• Cloze text: Fill in the blanks

Goals

After today:

• you know how to use their, there, and they're
• you are more prepared for a cloze text.

I have two dogs, called Wolfie and Sammie. __________ quite small dogs.

1. Their
2. They're
3. There

I take them for a walk in the park every day. They love it _________.

1. their
2. they're
3. there

They can play with __________ ball and run around having fun.

1. their
2. they're
3. there

_________ favourite game is chasing the ducks into the lake.

1. Their
2. They're
3. There

__________ always happy to go ________.

1. Their/their
2. They're/their
3. There/there
4. They're/there

Cloze reading

This is one of the Reading and Writing exercises.
After some tips you will find an example and five multiple-choice questions.
The sentences are about a topic or story.
You must choose the best word. 

So first some tips!

Tips to handle a "Cloze text": 

1- Read thoroughly: Read the passage slowly so you will understand the text. Once the text theme is clear, it will make your work simpler. 
--> Candidates often skip reading the entire text to save time.
DON'T!!!

2- Link the sentences together: Always remember, it is a passage, so the sentences are linked to one another. Never make a mistake of treating every sentence an individual one.

3- Type of word to fill in: Look at the blanks carefully and try to assess which kind of word to put in the blank. Words can be based on grammar, prepositions, tenses, vocabulary etc.

4- Key words: Pay close attention to key words/ clues in the sentences before and after the given blank.

Example sentence: Rebecca and Tom ENJOY visiting their uncle's farm.
They _____ their dad to take them there on Saturday.

1. asked
2. said
3. talked

They asked their dad to take them there on Saturday.
They left home ______ on Saturday morning.

1. well
2. early
3. ever

They left home early on Saturday morning.
They ______ at the farm at 10 o'clock.

1. got
2. came
3. arrived

They arrived at the farm at 10 o'clock.
Rebecca and Tom are always _______ to help on the farm.

1. good
2. happy
3. kind

Rebecca and Tom are always happy to help on the farm.
The horses were hungry so Rebecca and Tom gave them some ______.

1. food
2. water
3. blankets

And now a cloze text:

This next story is titled: The helpful dolphin.

There is a text with an example and eight multiple-choice questions. 

First read the text: The helpful dolphin

One summer I went to Florida in the USA on holiday. I said goodbye to my family at the airport in London _____ I flew to Miami. I stayed with my friend Maria. Her grandfather had a boat and we ______ to go sailing. We had _________ lovely time sailing.

One morning I decided to sit on the side of the boat. 

 

Suddenly, I fell off into the sea. I didn't know how to swim _____ well and I began to shout. Then, ________ a minute I felt ________ push me nearer the boat. _____ was a dolphin and he was trying to help me!

Maria heard me shout and her grandfather pulled me back on the boat. After that I ____ to swim and I will always love dolphins!

One summer I went to Florida in the USA on holiday. I said goodbye to my family at the airport in London _____ I flew to Miami.

1. but
2. or
3. and
4. even

I stayed with my friend Maria. Her grandfather had a boat and we ______ to go sailing.

1. wanted
2. wanting
3. want
4. wants

We had _________ lovely time sailing.

1. one
2. a
3. the
4. an

One morning I decided to sit on the side of the boat. Suddenly, I fell off into the sea. I didn't know how to swim _____ well and I began to shout.

1. very
2. such
3. enough
4. much

Then, ________ a minute I felt ________ push me nearer the boat.
(fill out the first gap)

1. before
2. after
3. since
4. however

Then, ________ a minute I felt ________ push me nearer the boat.
(fill out the second gap)

1. something
2. anything
3. nothing
4. somewhere

_____ was a dolphin and it was trying to help me!

1. Him
2. I
3. It
4. His

Maria heard me shout and her grandfather pulled me back on the boat. After that I ____ to swim and I will always love dolphins!

1. learned
2. learning
3. learn
4. learnt

How did you do?
"Now I know the difference between their, there & they're"

1. very well
2. okay
3. a bit
4. I don't

See you all next time! 😄

Homework:

Finish Chapter 3