Cloze Activity
The following is taken from chapter nine in the story. Read the entire
passage. Then fill in the blank with a word that makes sense.
Afterwards, you may compare your language with that of the author.
Sarah went
to stand between Caleb and Papa by the window. She looked a long time
without speaking.___________, (1) she touched Papa's shoulder.
"We have squalls_________________(2) Maine, too" she said.
"Just like
this.____________________(3) will be all right, Jacob."
Papa
said______________(4), But he put his arm around her,____________(5) leaned
over
to rest his chin in ______________(6) hair. I closed my
eyes, suddenly remembering__________________(7) and Papa standing that way,
Mama
smaller___________(8) Sarah, her hair fair against Papa's shoulder.
____________(9) I opened my eyes again, it was _____________(10) standing
there.
Caleb looked at me and _____________ (11) and smiled until he
could smile no _____________(12).
We slept in the
hay all night, ____________(13) when the wind was wild, sleeping again
______________(14) it was quiet. And at dawn there
______________(15) the sudden sound of hail, like stones ______________(16)
against
the barn. We stared out the ________________, (17)
watching the ice marbles bounce on the _______________. (18) And when it
was over we
opened _______________(19) barn door and walked out into
the early morning ________________. (20) The hail crunched and melted
beneath our
______________. (21) It was white and gleaming for as
______________(22) as we looked, like sun on glass. Like the sea.