CLOZE PASSAGE

Level of Reading Comprehension/use of

context clues
Time Reading Skills

Emerging
Reading Level
Gets less than 3 words
correct of the 10 words
provided.
Takes much longer than
allotted time to
complete the passage
Student needs help
with reading much of
the passage. Appears
to have difficulty
decoding and sounding
out words in the
passage. Asks for
assistance many times.
Meeting Reading
Level
Gets 4-5 words correct
of the words provided.
Finishes passage in the
allotted time.
Student needs help
with reading 1 word in
the text. Asks teacher
for very limited amount
of help during reading.
Exceeds Reading
Level
Gets 6 or more words
correct of the words
provided.
Finishes passage with
extra time left over
Student needs no
additional help with
reading the text.