Flood prevention

Flood prevention

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This task is about adding words to a text so that it makes sense.
 
forest
 
The following piece of writing has some spaces where words are missing.
 
First, read the whole piece of writing through to get an idea of what it is about. Then fill each space with ONE word so that the whole piece of writing makes sense. You are able to change answers as you go.

When you have filled in all the spaces, re-read the text to check that the whole piece of writing makes sense.

Question 1Change answer

Flood prevention
 
Forests are of vital importance in preventing floods and erosion. Rain falls gently on land densely 1 with large trees because the trees' 2 help break the force of the 3 before it hits the ground.
 
Roots, 4 leaves and twigs beneath the trees 5 a soft bed that absorbs the 6 like a giant sponge. Some of 7 water runs off gradually, finding its 8 to springs and streams. But when 9 falls on bare earth, it strikes 10 great force and runs off swiftly, 11 the fertile top soil along with 12. Then the water fills up the 13 and rivers too fast for their 14 to hold it all. Costly, tragic 15 are often the result.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (without auto-marking).
Copyright: 

forest
Photo: © J.Fisher, PhotoKete

Every effort has been made to identify the source of the text used in this resource.

Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
cloze, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, text features
Description of task: 
Students complete a cloze passage on how forests prevent erosion. They add words to create well-formed sentences.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
  • monitor their reading for accuracy and sense
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Making sense of text: processing system, set 5
Making sense of text: vocabulary knowledge, set 6
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
1.     covered/planted/populated
2.     leaves/branches
3.     rain
4.     fallen/dry/dead
5.     form/make/provide/create
6.     water/rain/moisture
7.     the/this
8.     way
9.     rain/water
10.   with
11.   taking/carrying/moving/washing
12.   it
13.   streams/creeks
14.   banks/sides
15.   floods

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