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From the Ted Talk by Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa
Unscramble the Blue Letters
It was a half-mile walk along the dark desert road. With the transporter woinkrg I would make it there on time. Straightening up, I paeusd and shut my eyes. Now, the weight of my erinte life was pressnig on my shoulders. I was defying the most traditional part of myself for the first time in my entire life. I was leaving in the dead of ngiht, and they had no clue. My nine siblings, all older than me except for my yguenor sister and brother, would never see this coming. My parents would never imagine I'd do such a thing in a million years. By the time they all realized what I'd done and where I was going, I'd have left the planet.
Open Cloze
It was a half-mile walk along the dark desert road. With the transporter _______ I would make it there on time. Straightening up, I ______ and shut my eyes. Now, the weight of my ______ life was ________ on my shoulders. I was defying the most traditional part of myself for the first time in my entire life. I was leaving in the dead of _____, and they had no clue. My nine siblings, all older than me except for my _______ sister and brother, would never see this coming. My parents would never imagine I'd do such a thing in a million years. By the time they all realized what I'd done and where I was going, I'd have left the planet.
Solution
- younger
- pressing
- working
- night
- entire
- paused
Original Text
It was a half-mile walk along the dark desert road. With the transporter working I would make it there on time. Straightening up, I paused and shut my eyes. Now, the weight of my entire life was pressing on my shoulders. I was defying the most traditional part of myself for the first time in my entire life. I was leaving in the dead of night, and they had no clue. My nine siblings, all older than me except for my younger sister and brother, would never see this coming. My parents would never imagine I'd do such a thing in a million years. By the time they all realized what I'd done and where I was going, I'd have left the planet.
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Important Words
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- siblings
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