The Truman Show online exercise for - Free Printable

Here's the completed text with the correct words from the box, along with explanations for each choice:

---

Truman Burbank is a 29-year-old (1) insurance salesperson who lives in a comfortable town called Seahaven, which is (2) located on an island, probably off the coast of Florida. Truman is a sincere and very nice person who begins to (3) suspect that there is something very strange going on in his life, and little by little, he learns the (4) truth. Ever since he was born, Truman has been filmed for a live television show that is (5) broadcast 24 hours a day to the rest of the world, and thus, everything and everyone that he thinks he knows is, in (6) reality, part of a giant television studio designed to (7) show his life.

Truman begins to discover the (8) nature of his world when the television producers of "The Truman Show" begin to make silly (9) mistakes that give Truman an idea of what is really happening. After listening to a radio broadcast that seems to be broadcasting everything he is doing, and then seeing workers who look like they're fixing his own (10) office building as if it were part of a movie set (which it is!), Truman (11) decides he needs to get away from Seahaven. He tells his wife and best friend that he wants to go to the island of Fiji, where the family of a girl he once liked very much had apparently moved.

Thus, the (12) producers of the show must think of every possible way to (13) convince Truman that it would really be much better if he stayed home in Seahaven, without, of course, (14) admitting to him that his whole world is actually a giant TV studio. Eventually though, Truman becomes determined to leave the island that he has never left before, (15) despite his horrible fear of water (which began as a child when he thought he saw his father (16) drown in a storm). As each way off the island is mysteriously blocked—from car to bus to boat—Truman comes increasingly closer to finding out the true (17) fact of the world around him.

---

✔ Words NOT used (as instructed):

- family
- recorded

*(Note: “recorded” might seem tempting for blank 5, but the context says “live television show... broadcast 24 hours a day,” so “broadcast” fits better. “Recorded” implies pre-recorded, not live.)*

---

🔍 Explanation for Each Blank:

1. insurance — Truman’s job is famously as an insurance salesman in the movie *The Truman Show*.
2. located — Seahaven is situated (“located”) on an island.
3. suspect — He starts to *suspect* something is wrong — a feeling of doubt or unease.
4. truth — He gradually uncovers the *truth* about his fabricated life.
5. broadcast — The show is shown live to the world — *broadcast* is the correct verb.
6. reality — “In reality” = actually, in fact — contrasts with his illusion.
7. show — The studio is designed to *show* his life — i.e., display it for viewers.
8. nature — He discovers the *nature* (essence/true character) of his world.
9. mistakes — Producers make *mistakes* (e.g., dropped lines, props falling) that hint at the truth.
10. office — He sees workers fixing his *office* building — a key scene in the film.
11. decides — He *decides* to escape — a moment of determination.
12. producers — The *producers* are behind the show and manipulate events.
13. convince — They try to *convince* him to stay — persuade him emotionally/logically.
14. admitting — They can’t *admit* the truth — too risky to reveal the hoax.
15. despite — He leaves *despite* his fear — shows courage against obstacles.
16. drown — His fear stems from believing his father *drowned* — a pivotal trauma.
17. fact — He seeks the true *fact* — objective reality vs. illusion.

---

✔ All blanks filled correctly using words from the box. Two unused words: family, recorded.

This summary aligns perfectly with the plot of *The Truman Show* and uses appropriate vocabulary based on context clues.