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Cloze Reading Workbook

Student Activity: read a passage and complete a Cloze Reading Activity
with the passage.

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1. Preview Vocabulary with students prior to reading.
2. Have students read and complete the Cloze Reading Activity.
3. Have students go through the Multiple Choice Questions. Students
will answer each question and explain their thinking.
4. Have students complete the Short Answer Questions.
5. Have students complete the Open Ended Questions and discuss
with partners or groups their responses.

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Cloze Reading
Instructions: Read the passage and then as you read it a second time, fill in the blanks with the appropriate
word or term.

routine non-routine sum challenge superstar

a regular or habitual not following a the total amount a difficult task or a person who is
procedure regular or habitual resulting from the problem that requires extremely talented or
procedure addition of two or effort and skill to successful in a
more numbers overcome particular field

Do you know what word problems are? Word problems are math problems that use words instead of just
numbers. They help us practice adding and subtracting numbers. Today, we are going to learn about
__________ and __________ word problems on adding numbers with sums up to 20.

When we solve routine word problems, we use addition and subtraction within 20. We can use objects,
drawings, and equations to help us solve these problems. For example, if we have 5 apples and we get 3
more, we can add them together to find out how many apples we have in total. We can also take away
apples to find the difference between two numbers.

Non-routine word problems are a little bit harder. We can use the same strategies, but the problems are more
challenging. We might have to add three whole numbers whose __________ is less than or equal to 20. This
means we have to find the total of three numbers and make sure it is less than or equal to 20. It's important
to read the word problem carefully and think about what it is asking us to do.

To practice these word problems, we can use worksheets that have addition problems with sums up to 20.
These worksheets will help us become better at solving word problems and adding numbers. We can also
use word problem worksheets with two-step problems to __________ ourselves. These problems require us
to think about more than one step to find the answer.

Remember, word problems are a fun way to practice our math skills. By solving routine and non-routine word
problems on adding numbers with sums up to 20, we can become better at math and improve our
problem-solving skills. Keep practicing and you will become a math __________!

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Key Vocabulary
Instructions: For each term, use the word in a sentence that shows you understand it’s
definition. Then create an image to represent the term. Be ready to explain the image.

Vocabulary Term Use It In A Sentence: An Image to Represent It:

routine
noun

a regular or habitual
procedure

Vocabulary Term Use It In A Sentence: An Image to Represent It:

non-routine
adjective

not following a regular

or habitual procedure

Vocabulary Term Use It In A Sentence: An Image to Represent It:

sum
noun

the total amount resulting

from the addition of two
or more numbers

Vocabulary Term Use It In A Sentence: An Image to Represent It:

challenge
noun

a difficult task or problem

that requires effort and
skill to overcome

Vocabulary Term Use It In A Sentence: An Image to Represent It:

superstar
noun

a person who is extremely

talented or successful in a
particular field

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Answer and Explain
Instructions: For each question, answer the question and then explain why you picked the
answer you did using specific evidence from the text.

Question:
1. What are word problems?

Pick the Answer Explain: Why did you pick that

answer?
A) Math problems that use words instead of numbers.

B) Problems that involve drawing pictures.

C) Problems that only use addition and subtraction.

D) Problems that have answers less than 20.

Question:
2. How can we solve routine word problems?

Pick the Answer Explain: Why did you pick that

answer?
A) By using objects, drawings, and equations.

B) By adding three whole numbers.

C) By finding the difference between two numbers.

D) By solving two-step problems.

Question:
3. What do non-routine word problems require us to do?

Pick the Answer Explain: Why did you pick that

answer?
A) Add and subtract within 20.

B) Read the word problem carefully and think about what it is

asking us to do.

C) Use worksheets with addition problems.

D) Solve problems with sums up to 20.

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Short Answer Questions
1. What are word problems?
Question

2. How do routine and non-routine word problems differ?

Question

3. How can we practice solving word problems?

Question

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Reflect and Discuss
Instructions: Respond to the following question using the reading and your own knowledge
and experiences. Be as thorough as possible.

1. How have you used addition and subtraction in your everyday life?

Write Your Response Here. Be sure to use what you learned in the reading and your own
knowledge and experiences to answer the question thoroughly.

Instructions: When instructed, you will share your responses with your group. Take notes
on their responses in the boxes below. Be sure to write their names at the top of each box.

Student #1: ______________________ Student #2: ______________________

Student #3: ______________________ Student #4: ______________________

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Reflect and Discuss
Instructions: Respond to the following question using the reading and your own knowledge
and experiences. Be as thorough as possible.

2. Can you think of a time when you had to solve a math problem using objects, drawings, or
equations?

Write Your Response Here. Be sure to use what you learned in the reading and your own
knowledge and experiences to answer the question thoroughly.

Instructions: When instructed, you will share your responses with your group. Take notes
on their responses in the boxes below. Be sure to write their names at the top of each box.

Student #1: ______________________ Student #2: ______________________

Student #3: ______________________ Student #4: ______________________

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Reflect and Discuss
Instructions: Respond to the following question using the reading and your own knowledge
and experiences. Be as thorough as possible.

3. What strategies do you use to solve challenging problems that require more than one step?

Write Your Response Here. Be sure to use what you learned in the reading and your own
knowledge and experiences to answer the question thoroughly.

Instructions: When instructed, you will share your responses with your group. Take notes
on their responses in the boxes below. Be sure to write their names at the top of each box.

Student #1: ______________________ Student #2: ______________________

Student #3: ______________________ Student #4: ______________________

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