25.         The Pick Up

Thor May
 
pattern:          pick up x; pick x up; pick-me-up; pick up a girl
 
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text:

Hilda picked up the mail every Wednesday in the pick-up truck. She called it a ute, but the kids watched American TV an said it was a pick-up truck. Anyway, it was a long drive from the farm into town. She would always arrive hot and dusty, dying for a pick-me-up. A cool beer usually went down very nicely, but last time a drunken farmhand had tried to pick her up. She downed him with a quick left hook, and when he picked himself up off the floor, all his bravado had gone. The kids were grouchy that day, but her adventure really picked up their spirits. They also decided not to give her any cheek for a while.

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response:

 

1.         What does Hilda do every Wednesday?
2.         Make a question using the words how far and the farm.
3.         How would Hilda feel after driving into town?
4.         What is her usual pick-me-up?
5.         Why do you think the farmhand propositioned her?
6.         How did she cool down the farmhand?
7.         How did the kids react to her adventure?
8.         What extra precaution did the kids decide to take that day?
 
 

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