To monitor comprehension, a teacher asked his students to supply the missing words in the following passage: Today is Kyle's birthday. His father will bake a ________. Kyle's friends will come to his _______. That type of assessment is known as a (n):
A) informal reading inventory
B) cloze procedure
C) retelling
D) DRA

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The cloze procedure is a type of assessment where students are asked to fill in missing words in a passage, which can help to monitor their comprehension. This is what is happening in the given scenario, so the best choice is B. Informal reading inventory, retelling, and DRA are all different types of reading assessments that do not involve filling in missing words like the cloze procedure.

To Monitor Comprehension, a Teacher Asked His Students to Supply