Bravery Cloze

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 strengthen reading comprehension, vocabulary development, historical understanding, and contextual reasoning through a cloze-style passage focused on bravery during the Civil Rights Movement. Students read a meaningful nonfiction text and use context clues, critical thinking, and prior knowledge to select correct words related to courage, equality, justice, and nonviolent protest.

Learning Goals

• Vocabulary in Context (Grades 3-5) – Students use surrounding clues to determine the meaning and correct placement of key civil rights terms.
• Reading Comprehension – Learners demonstrate understanding of a historical passage by accurately completing missing words.
• Social Studies Integration – The activity reinforces knowledge of major Civil Rights Movement events and figures.
• Critical Thinking Skills – Students analyze sentence meaning, tone, and historical context to make informed word choices.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with elementary ELA and social studies standards.
• Easy to Implement – Works well for independent work, literacy centers, homework, or small-group instruction.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Cloze format encourages close reading and supports students developing confidence with nonfiction texts.
• No-Prep Printable – Simple to use in both classroom and homeschool settings.

This cloze reading worksheet helps students connect vocabulary, comprehension, history, and social justice concepts in a meaningful way. By exploring bravery, nonviolent activism, and equality through context-based reading, learners build stronger literacy skills while deepening their understanding of the Civil Rights Movement. It’s a practical, engaging resource for classrooms and homeschool environments alike.

This worksheet is part of our Civil Rights Movement Worksheets collection.