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About the AuthorGrace is the Founder-Principal of Learning Journey Education Centre and holds a Master in Education (NIE). As an award-winning centre, Learning Journey is best known for their Super Writers™ English and Chinese creative writing classes. What sets their centre apart from others is the use of effective individualised lesson plans and techniques that respects the learning needs of each child. Grace and her centre have been featured in The Straits Times, Financial Times, Parents World magazine and Esquire Magazine. The centre has been recognised for its academic excellence and was also awarded the Best in ‘Creative and Engaging’ Learning Centre Award – by the Parents World magazine for 2014 – 2016. Being a bilingual education specialist, Grace has developed the award-winning curriculum for her centre’s Phonics, Primary One preparation programmes, as well as the Primary and Secondary Integrated Programme (IP) and General Paper (GP) English tuition programmes.
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ForewordThe Comprehension Cloze section is one of the most challenging sections in the PSLE paper. There are no helping words given and a student requires specific skills to be able to score for this section. Some students manage to get by easily, with the answers just ‘popping out’ magically. Many others struggle to find the right words to fill in the blanks. Contrary to popular belief that you cannot ‘study’ for this section, you actually can! Just like a detective who searches for clues to find the answers to crack a case, a student learns to hunt for clues and apply the right techniques to derive the correct answers in a passage. This book reveals useful techniques that you can learn and apply in search for those clues together with ample practice to work on.
To score for this section, you need to:
1 have good general knowledge of different types of issues and topics to answer the ‘Common Sense (CS)’ types of questions,
2 build on your general knowledge by reading widely on an extensive range of current issues and topics,
3 master a wide range of vocabulary words and have a good grasp of phrasal verbs,
4 have sufficient practices to hone your ‘detective’ skills in identifying the different types of techniques to be used,
5 be exposed to the different types of techniques to be used through more practices to help you sharpen your ability to put the correct answers in the blanks.
This book provides the most comprehensive exercises for this section by providing a varied range of passages to enable you to hone and master the answering techniques.
The Editorial Team
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Contents cover varied and comprehensive themes and topics.
General Methods to Use .......................
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i – iii
6 Must-know Specific Techniques to Master in Order to
Score for Comprehension Cloze ......................
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........... iv – xvii
Date Marks Page
1 Food Pyramid
15 1
2 Eating Healthily
15 2
3 Carbohydrates
15 3
4 Vegetarians
15 4
5 History of Telephones
15 5
6 Nutritional Needs for Children
15 6
7 Dietary Guidelines
15 7
8 Losing Weight
15 8
9Preparing a Healthy and Appetising
Meal for Children
15 9
10 Benefits of Music
15 10
11 Dogs
15 11
12 Heart Attack
15 12
13 A Healthy Diet
15 13
14 Monkeys
15 14
15 Mosquitoes
15 15
16 Ears
15 16
17 Cats
15 17
18 Water
15 18
19 Mouth
15 19
20 Eyes
15 20
21 Tongue
15 21
22 Injections
15 22
23 Oranges
15 23
24 Watermelons
15 24
Contents
Com
preh
ensi
on C
loze Performance Record
helps students track their progress quickly and efficiently.
How This Book Is Useful to StudentsComprehension Cloze Techniques Book 5 is specially prepared to equip students with specific skills and techniques to score for the Comprehension Cloze section.
Try It Yourself!Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Underline the hints in the sentence.
1 I am a and I eat only vegetables, tofu and beans; I do not eat meat.
2 Malaria, dengue fever and tuberculosis are common occurring in less developed countries.
3 Which should I use to sew my dress? I cannot decide if I should use silk, cotton or polyester.
4 Every one of our body is important, so we should keep our heart, brain, lungs and liver healthy.
5 He is a collector of precious ; he has a large collection of diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
6 I have many electrical in my home, such as the television, radio, hairdryer, blender, oven, toaster and many more.
7 Where would you go to buy ? I need to buy plates, cups and bowls for my new house.
8 This is a city with a high rate; there are cases of theft, murder, rape and robbery reported every day.
9 My grandmother loves to use such as pepper, cloves and ginger for cooking.
10 Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism are main found in many countries.
Answers:
No. Answer Hints
1 vegetarian eat only vegetables, tofu and beans/do not eat meat
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Progressive Learning takes place as passages are arranged according to levels of difficulties, enabling students to improve as they move from one exercise to another.
Tables are given for quick and easy reference.
No.Answer
Hint(s)
9 timid
bold and fearless/On the other hand
10 humorous
serious and boring/but
3 Pronoun Reference (PR)
There are times that you will need to fill in the blanks with words such as different types of
pronouns, possessive adjectives or interrogatives. We refer them as PRs. Having them in a
passage will give you bonus marks, so be sure to score them!
Step 1: You need to decide what the blank is referring to by looking at the hint(s).
Step 2: Underline the hint(s) in the sentence.
Step 3: Fill in the blank with a suitable PR word.
The tables below show lists of PR words. Remember them as they provide options for you to
Food pyramidDo you have any idea what a food pyramid is? A food pyramid is a 1. diagram( CS )
which helps people know how much food they need to 2. eat/consume( SS ). It also helps in
promoting healthy eating. 3. Eating( SS ) healthily can help to prevent diseases like heart
diseases, diabetes and obesity which can cause serious health problems.
The food pyramid is divided into six sections. The lowest 4. section( SS ) of the
pyramid is called the bread, cereal, rice and pasta group. We need to eat about six to eleven
servings of these foods every day. Some examples of food that go 5. i nto( PG ) this
group are rice, spaghetti and cornflakes.The next layer of the pyramid is 6. where( PR )
the vegetables and fruit go to. For the
vegetable group, we need to take about three to five servings 7. but( C ) for the fruit
group, we only need to take about two to four servings a day.
On top of the vegetable and fruit groups is where the dairy product and meat groups go
8. to( SS/PG ). Some examples of 9. dairy( SS )
products would be milk, yogurt and
cheese. For the dairy product and meat groups, we only need about two to three servings a
day, 10. u nlike( C ) the vegetable and fruit groups.
Lastly, the top of the pyramid belongs to the fats, oil and sugar group. Some foods that
belong 11. i n/to( PG ) this group would be French fries, lollipops, cookies and cakes.
Since it is at the top of the pyramid, this means that this group of food needs to be eaten
the least. 12. Therefore( C ), people only need to eat very 13. little( SS )
of this
food group or none of it at all. However, some of the foods contain fats which are
14. hea lthy( CS/SS ), such as fish and avocados.
In conclusion, the food pyramid plays an important 15. pa rt/role/fu nction( PG ) in helping
people to eat healthily and lead healthy lives.
Answer Page is a mock-up of the Comprehension Cloze passage for easy reference.
Analysis Table helps students understand how the questions are structured in the passage.
Hints are highlighted for students to track down the answers efficiently.
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General Methods to Use ............................................................................... i – iii
6 Must-know Specific Techniques to Master in Order to Score for Comprehension Cloze ............................................................. iv – xvii
Date Marks Page
1 Food Pyramid 15 1
2 Eating Healthily 15 2
3 Carbohydrates 15 3
4 Vegetarians 15 4
5 History of Telephones 15 5
6 Nutritional Needs for Children 15 6
7 Dietary Guidelines 15 7
8 Losing Weight 15 8
9Preparing a Healthy and Appetising Meal for Children 15 9
10 Benefits of Music 15 10
11 Dogs 15 11
12 Heart Attack 15 12
13 A Healthy Diet 15 13
14 Monkeys 15 14
15 Mosquitoes 15 15
16 Ears 15 16
17 Cats 15 17
18 Water 15 18
19 Mouth 15 19
20 Eyes 15 20
21 Tongue 15 21
22 Injections 15 22
23 Oranges 15 23
24 Watermelons 15 24
ContentsC
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General methods to use
A Expansion Method — when looking for hint(s)
Called the expansion method, it requires you to ‘expand’ your search for clues if you cannot find what you are looking for. This is a useful method in search for clues in the passage.
Step 1: Look at the sentence itself for possible clues.
Many types of pastries have developed over the decades, ranging from cakes to pies.
Answer: different Hints: ranging from cakes to pies
Step2:Ifyouareunabletofindanyhintsinthesentenceitself,lookthroughthesentences before and after the sentence with the blank.
Lions are the only members of the cat family where males and females look markedly different and can be easily identified even by those with little knowledge of the species. For instance, the lioness the male’s thick mane.
Answer: lacks Hints from the previous sentence: where males and females look markedly different and
can be easily identified
Step3:Ifyouarestillunabletofindanyhintsinthesentencesbeforeandaftertheblank,lookattheparagraph before or after the blank for clues.
It was my first time visiting a . I waited patiently and nervously as I lined up to pay for the mouth-watering pies on the tray that I held with my clammy hands.
Slowly, the queue moved and I inched forward towards the lady standing at the counter. Just when it was my turn to make payment, the lanky baker emerged from the kitchen and announced his latest pastry creations with a booming voice.
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Note
In this case, the answer could not be found within the sentence itself, or the sentences before and after the sentence with the blank. As such, you should proceed to search for clues from the paragraph before or after the sentence with the blank.
B Contextual Clues
As you begin to read the passage before attempting to find the answers, ask yourself, “What is the topic of this passage?” This will help you narrow down the contextual clues and related vocabulary found in the passage.
If the passage is about bees, then you should start thinking about words, themes and vocabulary associated with the topic given. Some of these words might be the answers to the blanks in the passage! Use the 5W1H(What,Where,When,Who,Why,How) to help you generate the different possible words related to the topic.
Here are some examples:
Passage is about ... RelatedWords,ThemesandVocabulary
ants queen ant, anthill, worker ants
sports healthy, exercise, diet, healthy lifestyle, advantages of sports, sportsman
drinking water where we can find water, how many cups to drink, uses of water, benefits of drinking water
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Comprehension Cloze 1: FOOD PYRAMID No. Answer Technique Hint(s)1. diagram CS helps people know how much food
they need2. eat/
consumeSS food
3. Eating SS eating
4. section SS divided into six sections
5. into PG go
6. where PR The next layer of the pyramid
7. but C Conjunction joining different ideas
No. Answer Technique Hint(s)8. to SS/PG go to/go9. dairy SS dairy product/milk, yogurt and cheese10. unlike C Connector joining different ideas11. in/to PG belong12. Therefore C Connector expressing cause and
effect13. little SS top of the pyramid14. healthy CS/SS fish and avocados15. part/role/
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