Reading Building 2 – Unit 2

Message in a Bottle – Comprehension Questions

A. Read the story on page 12 and make short answers.
1. When did Genevive throw her message in a bottle into the ocean?
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2. Who was she with when she threw the bottle into the ocean?
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3. Which ocean did they throw the bottles into?
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4. Why did they want to do this experiment?
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5. How many bottles were found?
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6. Where does Assila Ahmed live?
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7. Where is this country close to?
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8. How far had Genevive’s bottle travelled?
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9. When did Assila find the bottle? (…after...)
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10. How did Genevive feel when she learned that someone had found her bottle?
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11. Before he wrote to her, what did Genevive think had happened to her bottle?
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12. What happened as a result of the experiment?
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Message in a Bottle – Vocabulary Questions
1. How many messages do you normally send to your mum each day?

2. Do you enjoy doing experiments in science class? Why?

3. What are some of the various ways of travelling to Keelung? Which is best?
Quickest? Cheapest?

4. Is it common to use seaweed in Chinese cooking?

5. What is the biggest current news story in Taiwan?

6. Which coast is prettier, the east or the west?

7. Which is the furthest south eastern city in Taiwan?

8. What is the best way to pass the time on a rainy Sunday?

9. Has anything of yours ever disappeared or vanished into thin air?

10. When you started FA3, which students from Pre A2 had gone?

11. What is the worst gift that you have ever received?

12. Which cities are in northern Taiwan?

13. In your family, who has a birthday that is close to yours?

14. What would your teacher do if you threw your book on the floor?

15. What makes you feel delighted?

16. Have you ever been stuck in an elevator? Why? For how long?

17. Would it be worse if you lost your phone or your wallet? Why?

18. What is your biggest regret?