Building Background Knowledge
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Building Background Knowledge
The Track After the Rain
On Saturday morning, Grace and her cousin Jai set off from their small bush town to deliver a basket of vegetables to Aunty Leila’s farm. A narrow dirt track wound between tall gum trees. Their map showed a creek crossing halfway there. Clouds gathered as they walked. When they reached the creek, rainwater rushed over the stepping stones. The usual crossing was too slippery to use. Jai wanted to turn back, but Grace remembered that an old timber footbridge stood farther upstream. They followed the creek until they found it, hidden behind a curtain of ferns. The bridge creaked, so they crossed slowly, one at a time. On the other side, the track climbed a steep hill. By the time they reached the farm, the clouds had cleared. Aunty Leila was pleased to see them—and the vegetables were still fresh. On the way home, Grace suggested they add the footbridge to their map. “The weather can change the journey,” she said, “so it helps to know what’s around us.”
Use clues and build understanding
Answer with details from the passage. When asked to explain, include a clue and what it suggests.
- A busy city with tall buildings
- A bush town near a creek and gum trees
- A beach beside the ocean
- A snowy mountain village
- It was straight and smooth.
- It curved as it went along.
- It had been damaged.
- It disappeared underground.
- Rushing creek
- Steep hill
- Footbridge
- Gum trees and ferns
- Makes the track harder to climb
- Makes the usual crossing unsafe
- Provides another way across the creek
- Show the journey is through bushland
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