Three diary entries from a school camp, full of burnt damper, wobbly bridges and lost socks. Students find details, infer feelings the writer does not state directly, and explore figurative expressions like 'legs went to jelly'. Finishes with a point-of-view writing task.
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Completed: Three Days at Bush Camp — Reading Comprehension
Year 4 students (typically ages 9–10) working on reading comprehension. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
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Read the diary twice. Then answer the questions in full sentences.
Read all three diary entries. Notice how the writer's feelings change from day to day.
Tuesday 14 April
Day one at Cooinda Bush Camp. The bus ride took three hours and Hamza was carsick twice, so nobody was allowed to open the chips. When we finally arrived, Mr Lee made us carry our own bags to the cabins. Mine weighs a tonne because Mum packed four jumpers. Four! It is not even cold.
Our cabin is called Wombat. There are six bunks and I got a top one. Tonight we had sausages and damper cooked on the campfire. The damper was burnt on the outside and gooey in the middle, but I ate three pieces anyway.
Wednesday 15 April
Today was the high ropes course. I was fine on the first part, but the wobbly bridge was twelve metres above the ground. My legs went to jelly. Chloe, who is scared of nothing, went in front of me and kept saying, 'Don't look down, look at my back.' I looked at her back the whole way. When I got to the other side, the instructor said I did a good job. I didn't tell him my hands were still shaking.
After dinner we went spotlighting. We saw two ringtail possums and a tawny frogmouth sitting on a branch like a broken stick. I would never have noticed it if the guide hadn't pointed it out.
Thursday 16 April
Last day. We cleaned the cabins and Mr Lee found seven socks under the bunks. None of them were mine. On the bus home, Hamza fell asleep before we even left the car park. I think I am going to miss the campfire, but not the damper. Actually, maybe the damper too. Even Mum's four jumpers came home unworn.
Find each answer in the diary.
The diary does not say these answers directly. Use clues to work them out.
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