Ko Bakong

Ko Bakong

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 This task is about adding words to a text so that it makes sense.

kobakong

Image source: Brian Dimarucot (Wikipedia)

The following piece of writing has some spaces where words are missing.
 
First, read the whole piece of writing through to get an idea of what it is about. Then fill each space with ONE word so that the whole piece of writing makes sense. You are able to change answers as you go.

When you have filled in all the spaces, re-read the text to check that the whole piece of writing makes sense.

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Ko Bakong
 
In Angkor are the ruins of Ko Bakong, the former royal capital of Cambodia. A vast, thick jungle now grows around the place 1 the city once stood. Today, thousands 2 animals run about its crumbling ruins; monkeys, tigers, and other creatures 3 made the ruins their refuge. 4  the tangled vines and tall 5 of the jungle, the highest point may still be seen. And amongst the thick growth smothering the 6 one can with some difficulty 7 the remains of ancient buildings 8 the exquisite work of craftsmen 9 carved in stone. 

Stories of 10 ago relate that this was 11 a splendid city with magnificent 12 towers, golden roof tiles, and wonderful golden window frames in the 13 palace. The many temples and 14 palace used to fly colourful 15 and pennants during celebrations, and many sculptures and carvings adorned the 16 and massive outer walls. Everywhere 17 is evidence of luxury and 18 wealth. All around there 19 signs of stunning beauty and grandeur. Now there is no one left who 20 able to tell us what 21 to the once-powerful 22 of Ko Bakong. The many scholars who study 23 civilisations have been unable to say 24 became of the royal city.
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Text source: Unknown.  Every effort has been made to find the copyright holder of this text.

Image source: Brian Dimarucot (Wikipedia).

Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
cloze, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, text features
Description of task: 
Students create well-formed sentences as they complete a cloze exercise on the ruins of Ko Bakong.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
  • monitor their reading for accuracy and sense
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.

 

Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Making sense of text: processing system, set 5
Making sense of text: vocabulary knowledge, set 6
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  1. where
  2. of
  3. have/that/all/who
  4. Amongst/Among/Above/Through/Between/In
  5. trees
  6. city/ruins
  7. see/find/identify
  8. and/with
  9. that(s)/who
  10. long/years/centuries
  11. once/such/really/certainly/definitely/indeed/truly
  12. tall/large/big/huge/high/stone/golden
  13. kings/emperors/rulers/royal/great/beautiful/biggest/largest
  14. the
  15. flags/banners/kites/streamers
  16. buildings/palace
  17. there
  18. great/much/huge
  19. are
  20. is
  21. happened
  22. city
  23. ancient/old
  24. what

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