News Puzzle
FirstNews
Issue 470
19th – 25th June 2015
New ‘Jurassic’ World Record : Crossword
Read the Headlines story from this week’s First News, then have a go at the crossword.
All the answers to the crossword are words in the article. These words are underlined for you.
NEW ‘JURASSIC’
WORLD RECORD
DINOSAUR adventure film Jurassic World has set a world record after
having the most successful opening weekend at the cinema ever.
which took £310 million in its opening
weekend. It also beat other hugely
successful films including The Avengers,
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and
Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Jurassic World is actually the fourth film
in the Jurassic Park series. You may not
have seen these films, as the first one was
released before you were born, in 1993!
ACROSS
2) This type of film is similar to the action film
Universal
This means that the film earned
more money during its first weekend in
cinemas than any other film in history.
The film made £320 million worldwide (it
was released in 66 countries) in just two
days. Talk about a rip-roaring success!
Jurassic World claimed the top spot
from the final Harry Potter film, Harry
Potter And the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,
Just for fun, why
not have a chat
with your parents
about how Jurassic
World compares to the
original Jurassic Park? Cinema
has come a long way in the
last few decades; chat to your
parents/guardians about how
things have advanced.
1
genre. It is also known for its exciting stories
and new experiences in distant and exotic
locations. (compound noun 9,4)
5) This period of geologic time (200 to 146
million years ago) was the second part of the
Mesozoic Era (248 to 65 million years ago)
when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
(adjective 8)
2
3
8) This is any of the (now extinct) often very
large carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of
the Mesozoic era. (noun 8)
9) Grossed, netted (past tense verb 6)
10) From the French cinématographe, and
4
5
6
7
the Greek word (κίνημα) for movement
(noun 6)
8
DOWN
1) Money-making, lucrative, profit-making (adjective 10)
3) Loud, lively and exciting (compound adjective 3,7)
4) Shown (in cinemas) (past tense verb 8)
6) Progressed, developed (past tense verb 8)
7) Asserted ownership of, took (past tense verb 7)
Learning through news
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News Puzzle
FirstNews
Issue 470
19th – 25th June 2015
New ‘Jurassic’ World Record : Crossword
Read the Headlines story from this week’s First News, then have a go at the crossword.
All the answers to the crossword are words in the article. Underline these words as you go.
NEW ‘JURASSIC’
WORLD RECORD
This means that the film earned
more money during its first weekend in
cinemas than any other film in history.
The film made £320 million worldwide (it
was released in 66 countries) in just two
days. Talk about a rip-roaring success!
Jurassic World claimed the top spot
from the final Harry Potter film, Harry
Potter And the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,
which took £310 million in its opening
weekend. It also beat other hugely
successful films including The Avengers,
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and
Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Jurassic World is actually the fourth film
in the Jurassic Park series. You may not
have seen these films, as the first one was
released before you were born, in 1993!
ACROSS
2) This type of film is similar to the action film
Just for fun, why
not have a chat
with your parents
about how Jurassic
World compares to the
original Jurassic Park? Cinema
has come a long way in the
last few decades; chat to your
parents/guardians about how
things have advanced.
1
genre. It is also known for its exciting stories
and new experiences in distant and exotic
locations. (compound noun 9,4)
Universal
DINOSAUR adventure film Jurassic World has set a world record after
having the most successful opening weekend at the cinema ever.
5) This period of geologic time (200 to 146
million years ago) was the second part of the
Mesozoic Era (248 to 65 million years ago)
when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
(adjective 8)
2
3
8)This is any of the (now extinct) often very
large carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of
the Mesozoic era. (noun 8)
9) Grossed, netted (past tense verb 6)
10) From the French cinématographe, and
4
5
6
7
the Greek word (κίνημα) for movement
(noun 6)
8
DOWN
1) Money-making, lucrative, profit-making (adjective 10)
3) Loud, lively and exciting (compound adjective 3,7)
4) Shown (in cinemas) (past tense verb 8)
6) Progressed, developed (past tense verb 8)
7) Asserted ownership of, took (past tense verb 7)
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