Frozen Vocabulary

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 and builds reading comprehension, scientific vocabulary, and context-clue skills through a structured cloze passage about Antarctica. As students read a nonfiction paragraph describing climate, wildlife, ice features, and the South Pole, they select the correct terms from a word bank, strengthening fluency, meaning-making, and understanding of polar environments.

Skills Reinforced

• Vocabulary in Context (Grades 4-6) – Apply words such as glacier, colony, ice crack, and South Pole accurately within sentences
• Informational Reading Comprehension – Understand a nonfiction passage by integrating vocabulary with overall meaning
• Contextual Reasoning – Use surrounding clues to predict and confirm the best word choice
• Science Content Literacy – Build familiarity with Antarctica’s climate, wildlife, and ice systems

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Developed by educators with grade-appropriate language and curriculum alignment
• Cloze Passage Format – Supports fluency and comprehension by embedding vocabulary in authentic text
• Word Bank Support – Encourages confidence while reinforcing precise terminology
• Flexible Use – Suitable for science lessons, literacy centers, review activities, assessment, or homeschool instruction

This Frozen Vocabulary worksheet helps students deepen understanding of Antarctica while strengthening how they use and interpret academic vocabulary in context. By blending word study with nonfiction reading, learners improve fluency, comprehension, and retention of scientific terms. Ideal for both classroom and homeschool settings, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that supports strong content-area reading skills.