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Courage and Friendship Themes

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Courage and Friendship Themes

Read the story carefully. Then answer the questions using clues from the story. When you explain an idea, include an event or detail as evidence.

The Windy-Day Challenge

Hamish, Dylan and Jai were helping at a community building site with their families. They were not allowed near the tools or unfinished structures. Their job was to sort clean, lightweight timber offcuts into a marked recycling bay while an adult supervised. A gust of wind lifted the site plan from the table and sent it skidding across the cleared ground. It stopped beside a shallow puddle near the temporary fence. Dylan ran after it, but halted when he saw a loose section of mesh fence wobbling in the wind. “Don’t go through there,” Hamish called. He sounded worried, but he stayed well back from the fence. “Let’s get the supervisor.” Jai hurried to find the site supervisor, who secured the fence before collecting the plan. While they waited, Dylan admitted, “I wanted to grab it quickly. I didn’t think about the fence.” Hamish nodded. “I was nervous too. Asking for help was the safest thing to do.” The supervisor thanked the boys for keeping their distance and noticing the danger. Back at the recycling bay, Dylan offered to sort the last pile with Hamish and Jai. They worked together until the offcuts were stacked neatly. Dylan said he was glad nobody had been hurt. Hamish replied, “A good team doesn’t have to be fearless. It has to look out for one another.”

Find clues in the story

Use details from the passage to support your answers.

1.Why did Dylan stop instead of reaching through the fence to get the plan?
  • He noticed the fence was loose and could be dangerous.
  • He had decided he did not want the plan.
  • He was asked to sort the timber first.
  • He could not see where the plan had gone.
2.Put these events in the order they happened. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: the supervisor secured the fence; the wind blew the plan away; the boys sorted the offcuts together; Jai went to find the supervisor.
3.True or false? Hamish told the others to go through the fence and get the plan.
TrueFalse
4.Which action best shows Hamish’s courage? Choose one and explain why: staying back from the fence; sorting timber; watching the plan blow away.
5.Match each action to the theme it most clearly shows.
  • Hamish speaks up about the loose fence.
  • Jai goes to find the supervisor.
  • Dylan helps finish sorting the offcuts.
  • Friendship and teamwork
  • Courage
  • Friendship and teamwork
6.What does Dylan’s comment, “I didn’t think about the fence,” tell you about how he feels?
7.Complete the sentence with a word from the story: The supervisor thanked the boys for keeping their distance and noticing the .
8.How did the boys show friendship even though they made different choices at first? Give one detail from the story.
9.What lesson does Hamish’s final sentence teach? Explain how an event in the story supports your answer.
10.Which theme is strongest in the story: courage, friendship, or both equally? State your view and use two story details as evidence.

3 printable pages

  • Courage and Friendship Themes, page 1 of 3: The Windy-Day Challenge, Find clues in the story

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  • Courage and Friendship Themes, page 2 of 3: 2. Put these events in the order they happened. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: the…

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  • Courage and Friendship Themes, page 3 of 3: 9. What lesson does Hamish’s final sentence teach? Explain how an event in the story…

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