Portfolio Task #4: Maze and Cloze Assessments

Read the following Cloze and Maze Assessments. Identify the errors and explain
each.

Cloze Assessment
Story: Edited from George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

“I’m going shopping _______ in the village”, George’s mother said to George on
Saturday morning. “So be a good _______ and do not get _______ to mischief”.
This was a silly _______ to say to a _______ boy at any time _______ it immediately
made him _______ what sort of mischief _______ might get up to.
“_______ forget to give your Grandma her medicine at eleven _______”, the mother
said. Then _______ she went, closing the _______ behind her.
Grandma, who _______ dozing in her chair, __ one wicked little eye _______ said, “You
heard what _______ mother said, George. Don’t f_______ my medicine!”
“No, Grandma”, _______ said.
George was very, _______ , very bored. He did _______ have a brother or _______. His
father was a _______ and the farm they _______on was miles away _______ anywhere,
so there were _______ any children to play _______. He _______ tired _______ staring
_______ pigs and hens and cows and sheep. And he was especially _______of having to
live _______ the same house as _______ grizzly old cranky Grandma. L_______ after her
all by _______ was hardly the most _______ way to spend Saturday _______.
“Make me a nice _______ of hot tea!”, Grandma _______ to George. “That’ll keep
_______ out of mischief for _______ few minutes”.
George did not like _______. She was a grumpy _______ woman. She had pale _______
teeth and a small puckered-up _______ like a dog’s bottom.
_______ Grandmas are lovely, _______, _______ older ladies, but not _______ one.
Definitely not this one. _______ was a special sort of Grandma.
Errors: Review your notes about the rules related to developing a Cloze assessment.
Then, using that knowledge, find the various errors in this Cloze, and explain why each
one is an error.
Sample Sentence From The Passage That
Contains an Error
“I’m going shopping _______ in the
village”
_______ was a special sort of Grandma.
__ one wicked little eye _______
The passage is included 49 spaces.
“So be a good _______ and do not get
_______ to mischief”.
“_______ forget to give your grandma
her medicine at eleven _______”,
Don’t f_______ my medicine!”
L_______ after her
I noticed that if we fill the words in the
space, so it will be 313 words
“_______ forget to give your Grandma
her medicine at eleven _______”,
, _______, _______ older ladies
Explain Why This Is An Error
The first sentence and the last sentence
should be complete sentence and
without any blank. Thus, the reader could
understand the idea or the topic of the
passage.
The blank/line is not the same.
The passage should contain 50 spaces
instead of 49 spaces.
After so there is no comma. Thus, the
passage must write with all commas if
needed.
Deleted words should be content words
that give the phrase meaning, such as
nouns, primary verbs, and adjectives.
Thus, the word "don't" in the blank,
should be every fifth word in this phrase,
not just the first.
Letter F & L might appear as a clue of the
word. Thus, its not correct to put one
letter.
Based on the Cloze assessment, the
whole passage should be approximately
250- 300 words. Thus, that passage
exceed the limit.
grandma is start with upper case; it
should be lower case.
It should be one space/blank every fifth
word. Thus, its two spaces, so its wrong.
 Grandma, who _______ dozing in her (Is) the blank word, so it should not be
deleted; as deleted word, should be
chair
include meaning, such as adjective or
noun.

“You heard what _______ mother said, Your is the blank word, so it should not
deleted because we should delete word
gives meaning for sentence; such as,
noun, or adjective or main verb.

Maze Assessment
Story: Edited from George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

“I know exactly what I’ll do!” (bought, thought, think) George. “I will make Grandma a
new (medical, medicine, medal), one that is so strong, so (fierce, farce, freeze), and so
fantastic that it’ll either (cup-holder, cure, drive) her completely or blow off the (top,
tie, tan) of her head! I’ll make her a (rabbit, technology, magic) medicine, one no
doctor in the (wonder, world, fold) has ever made before!”
George quickly (looked, changed, sauntered) at the kitchen clock. It said (ten, hen,
letter) to eleven. There were a few (misses, pillows, minutes) left before Grandma’s
next dose. George (knew, flew, blue) what to do. He took an enormous (mailbox,
saucepan, winter) out of the cupboard and placed (it, at, shy) on the table.
“George!” came the (shrill, skill, shark, spill) voice from the next room. “What (where,
are, why) you doing?”
“Nothing Grandma”, George sweetly (replied, answered).
George knew what to do. He (would, willow, carp) put everything he could find into (sit,
his, isn’t) magical medicine pot. The only important (window, rule) would be this: if it
was (runny, thunder, round) or powdery or gooey, in it (wind, wet, went).
Nobody had ever ever made a (marvellous, marshmallow, medicine) like this before. If
it didn’t (cure, cute, kite) Grandma of her grouchy ways, it (wood, would, wild) at least
cause some exciting, unexpected (reaction, results, outcomes). It would definitely
without-a-doubt be worth watching!
First, he went upstairs to the (bathroom, basement, chartered). Up he went, carrying
the large (envelope, elbow, saucepan). He opened the medicine cabinet and (dumped,
different, drove) in everything he could find. A (shouted, tube, table) of toothpaste. A
can of superfoam (shaving) cream. Half a bottle of nail (polish, crayon, forever)
remover, and a full jar of (leg, hair, type) remover. George carried the (bridge,
venomous, enormous) saucepan downstairs and trotted into the (life, laundry, helper)
room, where there were of all (kids, knight, kinds) of (dangerous, dandelion, dingo)
and (exciting, exiting, exist) household (mittens, mighty, items). He added in powdery
washing-machine (detergent, difficult, garage), guaranteed to make grime disappear!
He (added, divided, preached) a big tin of floor polish (butter, better, because) the label
read, Removes Filth and (Fort, Foul, Figure) Messes and Leaves Everything Shiny and
(Bright, Lights, Ripple). “Perfect”, thought George, as he happily (played, plonked,
smile) it into the pan.
“George!” came Grandma’s (screechy, secret, suntan) voice from the next room. “What
(are, bat, aired) you up to in there?”
“Nothing! (Buttery, Effortless, Absolutely) nothing”, he called back.
“Is it (together, forever, yesterday) for my medicine yet?”
“No, Grandma. (Another, Brother, Forget) few minutes”.
“Well, don’t forget it!” (sing, shouted, sock) his cranky Grandma.
“I won’t”, George (anyway, always, answered). “I promise I won’t”.

Errors: Review your notes about the rules related to developing a Maze assessment.
Then, using that knowledge, find the various errors in this Maze, and explain why each
one is an error.

Example of Error from Passage Explain why this is an error

Passage includes more than 400 words. The passage should be around 150 to 400
words maximum.

“I know exactly what I’ll do!” (Bought, The first sentence should be full
thought, think) George. sentence, without any incomplete word.

A can of super foam (shaving) cream. Only one choice provided instead of
three, which is shaving.

The only important (window, rule) would Only two choices provided instead of
be this three choices.

“Nothing Grandma”, George sweetly The two choices same meaning. Also,
It is only two choices provided instead of
(replied, answered).
three choices.

“Is it (together, forever, yesterday) for None of the three choices/three words
apply to this sentence.
my medicine yet?”

he happily (played, plonked, smile) it into None of the three choices/three words
apply to this sentence.
the pan.

“George!” came the (shrill, skill, shark, Four words instead of three choices.
spill) voice from the next room.

“I will make Grandma a new (medical, The three words is similar pronunciation,
so it not random words.
medicine, medal), one that is so strong

the (life, laundry, helper) room None of them apply to the sentence.

where there were of all (kids, knight, All the choices are start with the same
letter, which make the reader/students
kinds)
confused.

of (dangerous, dandelion, dingo) All the choices are start with the same
letter, which make the reader/students
confused.
Passage requires more than 4 minutes The passage should be completed reading
in 3 minutes.
through reading.