Frozen Vocabulary

This passage describes Antarctica’s climate, wildlife, and ice features while students fill in missing vocabulary terms from a word bank. Concepts include glaciers, colonies, cracks in ice, and the South Pole. Students apply vocabulary meaningfully while reading a structured nonfiction paragraph. The activity blends reading comprehension with targeted word study.

Cloze passages help students strengthen reading fluency by encouraging them to predict meaningful words. This improves understanding of how vocabulary fits within real sentences. The task also reinforces contextual reasoning, which is vital for academic reading. Such activities support deeper retention by placing words into authentic scientific content.