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A Load of Junk
This task is about making inferences.
Read "A load of junk", pages 8-13, School Journal Part 1, Number 4, 1998.
Answer the following questions.
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a) What funny thing happens in this story?
a) What funny thing happens in this story?
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b) Fill in the chart below to show how each member of the family felt about the new load of junk and how they showed their feelings. The first one has been done for you.
b) Fill in the chart below to show how each member of the family felt about the new load of junk and how they showed their feelings. The first one has been done for you.
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How they felt about the new junk
How they showed their feelings
Mum
Pleased
Her eyes sparkled
Dad
The child
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c) i) What sort of person is Dad?
c) i) What sort of person is Dad?
ii) What does Dad do or say in the story to show he is like this?
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d) In what way does the saying, "One person's junk is another person's treasure," go with this story?
d) In what way does the saying, "One person's junk is another person's treasure," go with this story?
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e) Describe a time from your own life when another person's junk became your treasure.
e) Describe a time from your own life when another person's junk became your treasure.