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Printable 2nd grade cloze worksheet with three paragraphs about the book "Separate is Never Equal" and a word bank of courtroom and civics vocabulary.
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Separate is Never Equal - Cloze Paragraphs

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This printable cloze worksheet for 2nd graders uses three paragraphs based on the picture book "Separate is Never Equal," about the true story of Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight against school segregation. Students fill in missing words using a word bank that includes vocabulary such as courthouse, judge, witness, lawyer, and skin color. Appropriate for reading comprehension, social studies, and civics lessons.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Civics
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
Updated May 2026

Word Bank

  • bald
  • bench
  • courthouse
  • courtroom
  • Equal
  • family
  • judge
  • lawyer
  • mexican
  • parents
  • Separate is Never
  • skin color
  • stand
  • suit
  • witness

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