Tidal wave!

Tidal wave!

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This task is about adding words to a text so that it makes sense.
 
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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Tidal wave
 
"A tidal wave is expected to hit the Eastern coast of New Zealand later today."
That's what I heard when Gran 1 on the radio at breakfast time. 2 earthquake in Chile had started the 3, now it was coming across the 4 towards New Zealand. Gran was delighted. 5 loved disasters!
"When I was a 6, I remember there was a wave 7 this," she said. "It smashed the 8 across the river."
After breakfast, Gran 9 me into town where everybody was 10 about the wave. The shop people 11 all busy putting goods from the  12 shelves up to the top shelves. 13 the fruit shop, Gran asked Mr Chan 14 he thought there was any danger.
"15 home, lady, just to be safe, 16 take the lovely child with you," 17 replied, in his polite way.
Out 18 the street, everyone seemed to be 19 in the same direction. They were not going home. Gran kept asking people 20 they were hurrying to.
"Up the 21, to get a good place to 22 the wave," one woman said. 
"Good 23," said Gran. She took my hand. "24 with me." And we marched off 25 the top of the hill to 26 a good place.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (without auto-marking).
 
Copyright: 

Material from The Big Wave - Text first published by Learning Media in School Journal Part 2, No. 2, 1982. © Kay Mooney.

Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
cloze, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, text features, SJ-2-2-1982
Description of task: 
Students read through an article about a pending tidal wave. From their comprehension of the cloze passage, they fill in the gaps with their own words. SJ-2-2-1982. Text provided.
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 4
Making sense of text: vocabulary knowledge, sets 4-5
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
1.     switched/put/turned
2.     An
3.     wave/tsunami
4.     ocean/sea/Pacific/water
5.     She/Gran
6.     girl/child/kid
7.     like
8.     bridge(s)/house(s)/town/buildings/boats/wall/trees/road
9.     took/drove/walked
10.   talking/worrying/worried/chatting/fussing
11.   were
12.   bottom/low(er)
13.   At/In
14.   if/whether
15.   Go/Stay
16.   and
17.   he
18.   on/in
19.   going/hurrying/walking/heading/rushing
20.   where
21.   hill/street/road
22.   see/watch/view
23.   thinking/idea/luck
24.   Come/Stay
25.   to/towards
26.   get/find

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