a load of junk

A Load of Junk

This task is about making inferences and describing a similar personal experience.

Read "A load of junk", pages 8-13, School Journal Part 1, Number 4, 1998.
Answer the questions below.

1. What funny thing happens in this story?

the mum thinks different then the dad

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.

Names	How they felt about the new junk	How they showed their feelings
Mum	Pleased	Her eyes sparkled
Dad	disappointed	slapped his head
The child	funny	laughing

c) i) What sort of person is Dad?

he does not like to chuck the things that mum do sent like

2. What does Dad do or say in the story to show he is like this?

that's not junk

d) In what way does the saying, “One person’s junk is another person’s

treasure,” go with this story?

_what dad_thinks is treasure mum thinks is junk and what mum thinks is treasure dad thinks it is junk.___________________________________________________________

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e) Describe a time from your own life when another person’s junk became

your treasure.

I got some shoes from my cousin and i felt happy.