Non-Fiction Cloze Comprehension
Read each passage carefully. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the word bank or your own words that make sense.
Passage 1: The Honey Bee 🐝
Honey bees are incredible insects that live together in a large group called a colony. Each colony has one _________________ bee who lays all the eggs. Most bees in the colony are _________________ bees. These bees have many important jobs, including collecting nectar and _________________ from _________________. Back at the _________________, worker bees turn the nectar into _________________, which they store as food for the colony.
Passage 2: The Water Cycle 💧
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on Earth. It begins when the _________________ heats up water in rivers, lakes, and the _________________. This process is called _________________. The water vapour rises into the sky and cools down, forming _________________. This cooling process is known as _________________. When the clouds become heavy with water droplets, they release the water as _________________ or other precipitation, which falls back to the ground.
Passage 3: The Kiwi Bird 🥝
The kiwi is New Zealand's _________________ bird and a unique species found nowhere else in the world. Unlike most birds, kiwis are _________________, which means they cannot fly. They are _________________ creatures that come out at night to search for food. Kiwis use their long beaks to find _________________ and worms in the soil of native _________________. Unfortunately, kiwis are _________________, so many New Zealanders work hard to protect them.