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Stanley dug his shovel into the ground. His hole was about three and a half feet deep in the center. He grunted as he pried up some dirt, then flung it off to the side. The sun was almost directly overhead.

He glanced at his canteen lying beside his hole. He knew it was half full, but he didn't take a drink just yet. He had to drink sparingly, because he didn't know who would be driving the water truck the next time it came.

Three days had passed since the Warden had scratched Mr. Sir. Every time Mr. Sir delivered water, he poured Stanley's straight onto the ground.

Fortunately, Mr. Pendanski delivered the water more often than Mr. Sir. Mr. Pendanski was obviously aware of what Mr. Sir was doing, because he always gave Stanley a little extra. He'd fill Stanley's canteen, then let Stanley take a long drink, then top it off for him.

It helped, too, that Zero was digging some of Stanley's hole for him. Although, as Stanley had expected, the other boys didn't like to see Stanley sitting around while they were working. They'd say things like "Who died and made you king?" or "It must be nice to have your own personal slave."

When he tried pointing our that he was the one who took the blame for the sunflower seeds, the other boys said it was his fault because he was the one who spilled them. "I risked my life for those seeds," Magnet had said, "and all I got was one lousy handful."

Stanley had also tried to explain that he needed to save his energy so he could teach Zero how to read, but the other boys just mocked him.

"Same old story, ain't it, Armpit?" X-Ray had said. "The white boy sits around while the black boy does all the work. Ain't that right, Caveman?"

Name ________

Date ____

Per. __

Holes Cloze Activity

Stanley dug his shovel into the ground. His hole was about three and a half feet deep in the center. He grunted as he pried ____ some dirt, then flung ____ off to the side. ____ sun was almost directly ____.

He glanced at his ____ lying beside his hole. ____ knew it was half ____, but he didn't take ____ drink just yet. He ____ to drink sparingly, because ____ didn't know who would ____ driving the water truck ____ next time it came.

____ days had passed since ____ Warden had scratched Mr. ____. Every time Mr. Sir ____ water, he poured Stanley's ____ onto the ground.

Fortunately, ____. Pendanski delivered the water ____ often than Mr. Sir. ____. Pendanski was obviously aware ____ what Mr. Sir was ____, because he always gave ____ a little extra. He'd ____ Stanley's canteen, then let ____ take a long drink, ____ top it off for ____.

It helped, too, that ____ was digging some of ____ hole for him. Although, ____ Stanley had expected, the ____ boys didn't like to ____ Stanley sitting around while ____ were working. They'd say ____ like "Who died and ____ you king?" or "It ____ be nice to have ____ own personal slave."

When ____ tried pointing our that ____ was the one who ____ the blame for the ____ seeds, the other boys ____ it was his fault ____ he was the one ____ spilled them. "I risked ____ life for those seeds,"

____ had said, "and all ____ got was one lousy ____." Stanley had also tried ____ explain that he needed to save his energy so he could teach Zero how to read, but the other boys just mocked him. "Same old story, ain't it, Armpit?" X-Ray had said.

"The white boy sits around while the black boy does all the work. Ain't that right, Caveman?"