Primary 5 English Strategies for Comprehension – Cloze & Synthesis/Transformation/Primary Assessment Books

• complete a Comprehension Cloze;

• rewrite the sentence (s) in one sentence, using the word (s) provided for each set of the questions in Synthesis/Transformation.

The guide begins with a recapitulation of Open Word Classes learnt in the classroom: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. This is followed by examples of contextual clues and connectors that pupils can make use of when completing a cloze passage.

The next section highlights the function of Open Word Classes. Each exercise has two components: Teaching Points and Practice Paper. Pupils are advised to answer the questions in the ‘Pre-activity’ section which is a ‘warming up’ activity before they complete a cloze passage. In the last section, there are 10 Assessment Papers for pupils to test their ability to apply the skills learnt.

The Synthesis/Transformation section opens with Use of Connectors to join sentences. It is followed by Word Formation which requires learners to convert one word class to another or adding prefixes / suffixes. Pupils will also learn how to change direct speech to reported speech and vice versa.