Monday, May 25, 2009

CLOZE for Grade 4 - The Golden Wishing Ring

Meanwhile the farmer reached home and showed his ring to his wife. "Now we cannot fail to make a fortune," he said.

"We must think very carefully how we shall use our _ _ _ _ ."

"Why don't we wish for the land next _ _ _ _ so that our farm can be twice as big?" _ _ _ _ _ his wife.

"Well that would be all right," said the _ _ _ _ _ _ , "but I'd rather _ _ _ _ really hard and see if we can save the money for the land, and in that way we will still have our wish."

And that's what happened. They worked so hard that they were able to buy the land next door. " Let's wish for a horse and a cow,"said the wife.
"No, we don't want to waste our wish'" said the farmer. "If we work hard it will not take long to buy the cow."

Sure enough, they were soon able to buy a beautiful horse and cow.



Answers:

wish, door, asked, farmer, work, money, wish, happened, were, buy, horse, waste, work, animals

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

CLOZE for Grade 4 - Ali Baba

The men stayed inside the rock for some time but Ali Baba didn't move. At last the door opened and forty men came out. The door closed and the rock looked like an ordinary _ _ _ _ again. Then the men galloped away. As soon _ _ they were gone, Ali Baba climbed _ _ _ _ and stared at the rock for a _ _ _ _ time. Then he cried, "Open Sesame!"

The door opened. Ali Baba _ _ _ _ _ _ inside and couldn't believe
his _ _ _ _ . There was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ everywhere. Gold and _ _ _ _ _ _ laying heaps on the floor and jars were filled to the brim _ _ _ _ gleaming jewels. Costly silks _ _ _ _ thrown everywhere. Rare carpets were heaped in the _ _ _ _ _ _ . Money _ _ _ _ lay in piles.

When Ali Baba _ _ _ this, he was sure the forty _ _ _ had been robbers, and that this was their treasure . "Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they didn't see me, " he thought.


Answers:

rock, as, down, long, looked, eyes, treasure, silver, with, were, corners, bags,
saw, men, goodness