Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · Geography
Biomes of the world: fill in the blanks · Grade 7
Read 8 sentences about biomes of the world and write the missing word in each, using the word bank. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.
- Grade 7 · ages 12 to 13
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The word bank and sentences
Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line.
- Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
- rainforest · Australia · taiga · mangroves · savanna · biome deciduous · permafrost
- 1 Many · trees shed their leaves to save water during cold or dry seasons.
- 2 protect coasts by slowing waves and trapping mud among their roots.
- 3 The Amazon is the largest tropical · on Earth.
- 4 The ____, or boreal forest, stretches across Canada, Scandinavia and
- Russia.
- 5 Shrublands with hot, dry summers are found in California, Chile, South Africa and southwestern ____.
- 6 A · is shaped mostly by temperature and rainfall.
- 7 The Serengeti in Tanzania is a famous ____, home to huge herds of wildebeest.
- 8 In the tundra, · stops tree roots from growing deep.
What your child practices
Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 7, ages 12 to 13
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Geography
- Level
- Medium for Grade 7
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 7, for practice after the topic has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
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