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Talk about it
This game is a Fill in the blanks
Coming up with
fun way to check This game tests how good you are at
10–15 connected
how good your understanding words in context. Where
words in the time
vocabulary is as do these words fit into the story below?
limit shows a good
well as testing Two of the words don’t belong, so choose
level of word skill.
the ability of your wisely! Check the answers on page 189.
brain to think ǩ ȍHZ
You will need: ǩ KLGHRXV
ǩ VKRFN
quickly and create ǩ 7ZR SOD\HUV ǩ EORRGFXUGOLQJ ǩ WDOO
ǩ JULSSHG
ǩ JULSSHG
VXUSULVH
connections ǩ 6WRSZDWFK ǩ VXUSULVH ǩ VHFRQG
ǩ JOLPSVH
ǩ 3HQ DQG SDSHU ǩ FKDQFH ǩ FRZ
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between objects. ǩ IULHQGO\
between objects

Step 1
6WDUW WKH VWRSZDWFK DV \RX DVN \RXU IULHQG X-ray almost froze when he saw the shape.
to name as many animals as he or she can Looking up at the ________ birdlike animal,
in 30 seconds.
perched at the top of a ________ building,
Step 2 X-ray knew this could be a fight to the death.
For every animal named, mark a checkmark When the beast spied X-ray below, it let out
on a piece of paper. If there are any words you a ________ shriek and, without waiting
don’t know, check with an adult.
another ________, swooped down with
Step 3 terrifying speed. It ________ X-ray in its
This time get your friend to ask you how many talons and carried him away before he had
fruit you can name in 30 seconds. Next time, a________ to think. After the initial ________,
use your own ideas for subjects.
X-ray turned in the animal’s grip so that he
got a brief ________ of its face, and he sent
a laser beam straight into the beast’s beady
eyes. The creature shrieked in ________ and
let go of the hero, who ________ to safety,
ready for his next challenge.

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