Stage 3 NAPLAN Literacy
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Stage 3 NAPLAN Literacy
The Orchard Forecast
Jarrah and Harper arrived at the orchard just as the clouds began to gather. Their job was to check the weather station before the apple-picking team started work. The rain gauge held only a few drops, but the wind meter spun so quickly that Harper had to steady her hat. “Those apples won’t wait for us,” Jarrah said, pointing to a row of trees. Several ripe apples had fallen onto the grass overnight. They collected the undamaged fruit in a basket and left the bruised ones for compost. At the shed, Harper noticed a note beside the radio: “Storm expected after midday. Finish outdoor jobs early.” Jarrah looked at the sky. A thin strip of blue still showed above the hills, but the clouds were moving fast. They hurried to tell the team. Everyone packed the ladders away and moved the baskets under cover. When the first drops tapped on the shed roof, the fruit was safe and the workers were ready to help sort it indoors. Harper smiled. “A small warning can make a big difference.”
Read and Respond
Use details from the passage where needed.
- To decide whether outdoor work was safe and when it should be done
- To find out how many apples were ready to eat
- To repair the shed roof
- To choose which apples would become compost
- The wind was strong
- The rain was heavy
- The day was very hot
- The air was completely still
- unspoilt
- unripe
- unusual
- unwanted
- workers
- carried
- baskets
- into
- shed
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