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Complete expository texts using definitions, facts and connectives as clues. Choose by topic and ask learners to explain the relationship restored by each answer.

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Keeping Food Fresh

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Food lasts longer when preservation changes conditions microbes need or slows chemical reactions. Common methods include _____, _____ and an _____. Because they work differently, safe combinations can offer more protect…

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Primary
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129 words
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3
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English
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Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up

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When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the end under the surface warms first. Fast-moving particles in the soup bump into particles in the spoon and pass on some energy. This transfer from the hotter soup to the cool…

Level
Primary
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124 words
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3
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Words
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English
Story gaps English

Changing Map Scale

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Map scale tells us how distance on a map compares with distance on the ground. A map that shows a small area in greater detail is called a _____. A street plan is one example: it may include individual buildings, paths…

Level
Primary
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121 words
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3
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Both
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English
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How Food Preservation Slows Spoilage

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Food spoils when _____ grow or when enzymes and oxygen cause chemical changes. These tiny living things, including bacteria, yeasts and moulds, multiply quickly when they have warmth, moisture and nutrients. Preservatio…

Level
Secondary
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178 words
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3
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English
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Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up in Soup

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When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the submerged end warms first. Particles in the soup collide with particles at the spoon’s surface and transfer thermal energy to them. The liquid does not travel along the spoo…

Level
Secondary
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190 words
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3
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Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

From Streets to Continents

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_____ is the relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. It is often written as a ratio. For example, at 1:10,000, one centimetre on paper represents 10,000 centimetres, or 1…

Level
Secondary
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196 words
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3
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Both
Language
English
Story gaps English

How Food Preservation Slows Spoilage

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Food spoils when its enzymes continue chemical reactions or when bacteria, yeasts and moulds—collectively called _____—feed and reproduce. Preservation therefore changes one or more of the conditions these agents need;…

Level
High school
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220 words
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3
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Both
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English
Story gaps English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms in Soup

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When a cool metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the submerged end gains thermal energy from the liquid. Fast-moving molecules in the soup collide with atoms at the spoon's surface and transfer some energy to them. Withi…

Level
High school
Words
221 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

How Scale Changes a Map

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

Maps cannot reproduce every feature at its actual size. A map's _____ expresses the relationship between distance on the sheet and distance on the ground. For example, 1:25,000 means that one unit on the map represents…

Level
High school
Words
226 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Both
Language
English
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