Let’s go step by step to fill in the blanks using only words from the box. Remember: some words won’t fit — so we pick only what makes sense.
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Blank 1 & 2:
“Francis was born in ________ which is in ________.”
→ We know Francis of Assisi was born in
Assisi, and Assisi is in
Italy.
✔ Words available: “Assisi”, “Italy” → both are in the box.
Blank 3:
“His father was a rich ________.”
→ His father was a merchant (a trader). The word “merchant” is in the box.
✔ “merchant”
Blank 4:
“Francis meant 'the ________.'”
→ His name “Francis” comes from “Frenchman” — because his father loved France. So it means “the Frenchman”.
✔ “Frenchman”
Blank 5 & 6:
“Francis was imprisoned when he was a ________ man for an entire ________.”
→ He was young when imprisoned, and stayed for a year.
✔ “young”, “year”
Blank 7 & 8:
“After his release, he went back to having ________ and wasting his ________ money.”
→ He returned to fun and wasting his father’s money.
✔ “fun”, “father’s”
Blank 9 & 10:
“Then Francis had a ________ where God instructed him to ________ his life path.”
→ He had a vision (a dream or spiritual sight), and God told him to change his life.
✔ “vision”, “change”
Blank 11:
“Francis encountered a person with ________.”
→ He met someone with leprosy (a disease he used to fear).
✔ “leprosy”
Blank 12:
“People ________ at him because he looked so poor...”
→ People laughed at him. Note: “laughed” appears twice in the box — that’s okay, we can use it once here.
✔ “laughed”
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Now let’s write out the full filled-in text to double-check:
> Francis was born in
Assisi which is in
Italy.
> His father was a rich
merchant.
> Francis was named this in honor of his traveling father. Francis meant "the
Frenchman."
> Francis was imprisoned when he was a
young man for an entire
year.
> After his release, he went back to having
fun and wasting his
father’s money.
> Then Francis had a
vision where God instructed him to
change his life path.
> Francis encountered a person with
leprosy. He had always been afraid of lepers. But when he saw the sufferer, God inspired him to these afflicted people. *(Note: This sentence seems cut off — but we’re just filling blanks.)*
> Francis spent days in prayer and fasting. People
laughed at him because he looked so poor even though he was the son of a rich man.
All blanks filled logically with words from the box. Unused words like “decade”, “tuberculosis”, “carpinter”, “erase”, “forgive”, “sadness”, “kiss”, “mother’s”, “France”, “letter” — these don’t fit anywhere correctly.
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Final Answer:
Francis was born in
Assisi which is in
Italy.
His father was a rich
merchant.
Francis was named this in honor of his traveling father. Francis meant "the
Frenchman."
Francis was imprisoned when he was a
young man for an entire
year.
After his release, he went back to having
fun and wasting his
father’s money.
Then Francis had a
vision where God instructed him to
change his life path.
Francis encountered a person with
leprosy.
People
laughed at him because he looked so poor even though he was the son of a rich man.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of saint francis of assisi worksheet.
