Cloze passage: the water cycle
Turn a familiar geography passage into an instant retrieval task. This template loads the water cycle text with every fifth word blanked out, while protecting the key vocabulary pupils must supply themselves.
What's included
Already set up
- A four-stage water cycle passage entered and ready
- Every fifth word blanked, with blanks sized to the missing word
- Key terms protected so pupils produce them from memory
- Word-level answers shown for quick self-marking
In the classroom
How to use it
- 1
Open the template and show the cloze on the whiteboard.
- 2
Give pupils two minutes to complete it on paper or mini-whiteboards.
- 3
Reveal the answers and ask pupils to explain one stage in their own words.
Teaching notes
Protect the words you are actually assessing. Here, stage names like evaporation and condensation are protected so pupils have to recall them, while connective words are removed. Switch to a random 20% for a gentler version of the same passage.
Optional
Want to keep your changes?
This template is free to use and edit. If you adapt it for your class and want it back next lesson — your names, your passage, your sounds — save it to your Free Classroom Tools Plus workspace and reopen it on any device.
Cloze passage: the water cycle FAQ
Can I change how many words are removed?
Yes. Switch the selection mode to every third word, a random percentage, or click the exact words you want to remove.
Can pupils see the answers?
The generator includes a show-answers view so you can reveal or hide the completed passage during the lesson.
Can I use my own passage?
Yes. Paste any text into the input box and the cloze is regenerated immediately.