CLOZE PROCEDURE

The House on Mango Street

Directions: Read the entire passage. Then go back and attempt to fill in the blanks with the missing words. Use the words surrounding the blanks to infer meaning into each sentence and try to imagine what word you think the author would have used. Please take your time and read the passage as often as necessary to do the best predicting possible. You may want to pencil in a few possibilities for each blank, then as you reread, choose what you think best fits the speaker's voice and style. When you are finished, you should have just one word for each blank. Good Luck!

Weir, 2000