1. The passage describes a reading comprehension activity where text is cut up so that the last words of each line are missing. 2. Students work to fill in the missing words by discussing possibilities with classmates. 3. This encourages teamwork, communication, and using context clues to build reading comprehension.

1. A Fun Reading
Comprehension
Activity

3. which you think may appeal to
which you think may appeal to
most of your students such as a
most of your students such as a
joke from a magazine, a
joke from a magazine, a
brochure about Disneyland, or
brochure about Disneyland, or
anything that is colorful and
anything that is colorful and
fun. Then, type that passage on
fun. Then, type that passage on
a page using large margins so
a page using large margins so
that the text itself is not spread
that the text itself is not spread
from one end to the other but
from one end to the other but
rather it is squeezed up into a
rather it is squeezed up into a
thin column.
thin column.

4. groans and long faces here and there, in
groans and long faces here and there, in
front of the whole class -- now comes the fun
front of the whole class now comes the fun
part- take out the papers and the scissors.
part- take out the papers and the scissors.
Even the sight of the scissors will signal to
Even the sight of the scissors will signal to
the students that they will be doing
the students that they will be doing
something different that day. Then, cut along
something different that day. Then, cut along
a line so that the last one or two words at the
a line so that the last one or two words at the
end of each line are cut off.
end of each line are cut off.
Hand out the papers and ask the students to
Hand out the papers and ask the students to
read the text and try to find the missing
read the text and try to find the missing
word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell
word(s) for about five minutes. You can tell
them to work in pairs or groups and discuss
them to work in pairs or groups and discuss
it. They will engage in a true communicative
it. They will engage in a true communicative
negotiation while they are attempting to
negotiation while they are attempting to
prove to the others that what they have come
prove to the others that what they have come
up with as the answer is correct. After you let
up with as the answer is correct. After you let

5. comprehension.
comprehension.
» Second, they will have to think
» Second, they will have to think
of words/phrases, which calls
of words/phrases, which calls
for both their passive and active
for both their passive and active
vocabulary stocks.
vocabulary stocks.
» Third, they will also have to
» Third, they will also have to
practice their spelling.
practice their spelling.
» Fourth, they will absolutely use
» Fourth, they will absolutely use
their grammar knowledge
their grammar knowledge
since they will need to know the
since they will need to know the
parts of speech to guess the
parts of speech to guess the
words.
words.
» Fifth, they will practice speaking
» Fifth, they will practice speaking

8. jellyfish
jellyfish
dolphin
dolphin
shell
shell
crab
crab
eel
eel
clown fish
clown fish
skate
skate
squid
squid

10. clownfish

11. anemone

12. whale

13. starfish

15. Possessive
Adjective
my, your, his, her,
my, your, his, her,
its, our, and their are
its, our, and their are
the English possessive
the English possessive
adjectives, used with
adjectives, used with
nouns to show
nouns to show
possession or
possession or

16. Subject pronoun Possessive adjective
I my
you your
he his
she her
it its
we our
they their

17. Examplehis
Nemo disobeys
father and sneaks
away from the reef
towards a boat.
Possessive
Possessive
Adjective
Adjective

18. Dory reads the word
Dory reads the word
"Sydney" on a nearby
"Sydney" on a nearby
drain pipe and,
drain pipe and,
remembering her
remembering her
journey, she guides
journey, she guides
Nemo to Marlin.
Nemo to Marlin.
Possessive
Possessive
Adjective
Adjective

20. Two Clownfish, Marlin and his wife,
Two Clownfish, Marlin and his wife,
Coral, are admiring their new home
Coral, are admiring their new home
in the Great Barrier Reef. They are
in the Great Barrier Reef. They are
protecting their clutch of eggs that
protecting their clutch of eggs that
are due to hatch in a few days.
are due to hatch in a few days.
Coral sees a barracuda a short
Coral sees a barracuda a short
distance away. Marlin tells Coral to
distance away. Marlin tells Coral to
get back into the anemone but she
get back into the anemone but she
tries to protect their eggs. The
tries to protect their eggs. The
barracuda then attacks them and
barracuda then attacks them and

21. The film then moves on to Nemo's
The film then moves on to Nemo's
first day of school. Nemo has a
first day of school. Nemo has a
small right fin (due to a minor injury
small right fin (due to a minor injury
to his egg from the barracuda
to his egg from the barracuda
attack) which causes Marlin to not
attack) which causes Marlin to not
only worry over his swimming
only worry over his swimming
ability but also doubt his son’s
ability but also doubt his son’s
general capabilities. After Marlin
general capabilities. After Marlin
embarrasses Nemo during a school
embarrasses Nemo during a school
field trip, Nemo disobeys his father
field trip, Nemo disobeys his father

22. Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P.
Meanwhile, Nemo's captor, P.
Sherman -- a dentist, drops him into
Sherman a dentist, drops him into
a fish tank in his office on Sydney
a fish tank in his office on Sydney
Harbour. There, Nemo meets a
Harbour. There, Nemo meets a
group of aquarium fish called the
group of aquarium fish called the
"Tank Gang", led by a crafty and
"Tank Gang", led by a crafty and
ambitious moorish idol named Gill.
ambitious moorish idol named Gill.
The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat,
The "Tank Gang" includes Bloat,
a puffer fish, Bubbles, a Yellow
a puffer fish, Bubbles, a Yellow
Tang, Peach, a starfish, Gurgle,
Tang, Peach, a starfish, Gurgle,

23. After they get home, Nemo
After they get home, Nemo
leaves for school, accompanied
leaves for school, accompanied
by Squirt (Crush's young son), an
by Squirt (Crush's young son), an
exchange student.
exchange student.
Back at the dentist's office, the
Back at the dentist's office, the
high-tech filter breaks down and
high-tech filter breaks down and
The Tank Gang have escaped
The Tank Gang have escaped
into the harbor, but realize they
into the harbor, but realize they
are confined to the bags of
are confined to the bags of

26. people
people
2. Students read the
2. Students read the
text and try to find the
text and try to find the
missing word(s) for
missing word(s) for
about five minutes.
about five minutes.
3. Students answer
3. Students answer
and tell how to find the
and tell how to find the
answer
answer
4. If the answers are
4. If the answers are
not the originals but are
not the originals but are
quite correct as
quite correct as

27. their clutch of eggs
their clutch of eggs
that are due to hatch in
that are due to hatch in
tries, Coral sees
a few days. Coral sees
a few days.
essay,
a barracuda a short
a barracuda a short
attempt, Marlin
distance away. Marlin
distance away.
tells assay get back
tells Coral to get back
Coral to
into the anemone but
into the anemone but
she …………….. (1) to
she …………….. (1) to

28. Marlin …………(2) to
Marlin …………(2) to
defend his wife but
defend his wife but
the barracuda knocks
the barracuda knocks
him out. When he
him out. When he
attempts,
regains
regains
try,
consciousness, he
consciousness, he
endeavor the
finds that the
finds that
barracuda has eaten
barracuda has eaten

29. minor injury to his
minor injury to his
egg from the
egg from the
barracuda attack)
barracuda attack)
which causes Marlin
which causes Marlin
toworry,
to not only
not only
worry,
………………(3) over
disturb,
………………(3) over
disturb,
annoy,
annoy,
his swimming ability
his swimming ability
irritate,
irritate,
but also doubt his
but also doubt his

30. embarrasses Nemo
embarrasses Nemo
during a school field
during a school field
trip, Nemo ………….
trip, Nemo ………….
disobeys, and
disobeys,
(4) his father and
(4) his father
defy,
defy,
sneaks away from the
sneaks away from the
infringe,
infringe,
reef towards a boat,
reef towards a boat,
resist,
resist,
resulting in him being
resulting in him being
disregard,
disregard,
captured by a scuba
captured by a scuba
violate
violate

31. Shortly after the two
Shortly after the two
escape from Bruce,
escape from Bruce,
the mask is ………...
the mask is ………...
(5) into a trench in
(5) into a trench in
the deep sea. During
the deep sea. During
dropped,
a hazardous struggle
a hazardous struggle
fall, sink
with an anglerfish in
with an anglerfish in
the trench.
the trench.

32. called the "Tank
called the "Tank
Gang", led by a crafty
Gang", led by a crafty
and …………..(6)
and …………..(6)
moorish idol named
moorish idol named
ambitious, Gang"
Gill. The "Tank Gang"
Gill. The "Tank
aspire, Bloat,
includes Bloat,
includes
strive,
a puffer fish, Bubbles,
a puffer fish, Bubbles,
eager
a Yellow Tang, Peach,
a Yellow Tang, Peach,

33. situation, Gill gives
situation, Gill gives
remove,
Nemo a role in an
Nemo a role in an
move,
escape plan, which
escape plan, which
involves jamming the
involves jamming the
transfer
tank's filter and
tank's filter and
forcing the dentist to
forcing the dentist to
…………..(7) the fish
…………..(7) the fish
from the tank to clean
from the tank to clean

34. Nigel, who ………….
Nigel, who ………….
(8) Marlin from the
(8) Marlin from the
stories he has heard
stories he has heard
and rescues him and
and rescues him and
Dory from a flock of
Dory from a flock of
recognize
hungry seagulls by
hungry seagulls by
s, know,
scooping them into
scooping them into
remember
his beak and taking
his beak and taking
them to the dentist's

35. Dory then loses her
Dory then loses her
memory and becomes
memory and becomes
……………..(9) , but
……………..(9) , but
meets Nemo, who has
meets Nemo, who has
escaped into the
escaped into the
confused,
confused,
ocean through an
ocean through an
confound,
confound,
underwater drain
underwater drain
perplex,
perplex,
pipe.
pipe.
puzzle
puzzle

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