CROSSWORD Reading
Look at the words below and give clues to your partner. Across
1 2 3
M A G A Z I N E
4 5
P A G E
6
7 8
S H O R T S T O R Y
9 10 11
D I C T I O N A R Y
12
P U B L I S H
13 14
15 16 17
B O O K R E P O R T
18
I N D E X
19
20
S C A N
21
22
W R I T E R
23
M A I N I D E A
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CROSSWORD Reading
Look at the words below and give clues to your partner. Down
1 2 3
A R
4 5
U P E B
6
T N A A I
7 8
H R O R D O
O E N A E G
R A F G R R
9 10 11
T D I R S A
E C A K P
12
X T P I H
13 14
T S R I H M Y
15 16 17
B O E O T N
18
O F A N I E
O T D T W
K C I L S
O N E P
19
V G P A
20
E S O P
21
P R P E E
22
O E T R
E E R
23
M D Y
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CROSSWORD Reading
Aims Vocabulary practice; listening and speaking practice; practice
giving definitions
Level Intermediate to Advanced
Time Approximately 20 – 25 minutes
ANSWER KEY My Notes
Across words:
(1) magazine; (4) page; (7) short story;
(10) dictionary; (12) publish;
(15) book report; (18) index; (20) scan;
(22) writer; (23) main idea
Down words:
(2) author; (3) reader; (4) paragraph;
(5) biography; (6) non-fiction; (8) read;
(9) textbook; (11) skim; (13) soft cover;
(14) reading speed; (16) title;
(17) newspaper; (19) poetry; (21) poem
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