Memorial Day Cloze Reading

In this fill-in-the-blank reading comprehension worksheet, students complete a short informational passage about the origins and purpose of Memorial Day using words from a provided word bank. As they read and fill missing terms like “Decoration,” “fallen,” and “flowers,” they strengthen vocabulary, reading fluency, and contextual understanding. The exercise reinforces content knowledge about the holiday’s history and meaning, while promoting careful attention to text structure and context clues.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Context Clues

English Language Arts – Vocabulary in Context

Social Studies – Historical Awareness (U.S. Holidays)

English Language Arts – Informational Text Completion

This worksheet is part of our Memorial Day collection.