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Verb Cloze Story 2

Read the story below and place the correct verb in the blanks from the list below.

As soon as class ____________ today, I'm ______________ up my books, and ___________ a bus home.  I ___________ to work this morning, but I don't want to _____________ back home.

While I was ___________ to work, I ____________ and _____________ all over the sidewalk.  For a while, the path was so smooth.  I ____________.  My son was walking with me and he ______________ down twice.

Yes, when school ____________, I'll ____________ the bus and get home as quickly as possible.  I'll _____________ the door and stay there until the weather improves.  I ____________ you are going to ______________ the same.

skated     do      assume     fell      picking     ends      walking

slipped     catch      finishes     walked      catching     slid      walk     close

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