Chevy

Chevy - Junior Journal 11

1. Find the meanings of these words from the story.

Rust - the reddish-brown substance that can form on iron and steel when they get wet.✔

Steering -to make a vehicle go in a particular direction.

lever - a bar that you use to lift up an object. ✔

hot rod - a type of car ✔

welded - to join two pieces of metal by heating them and then fixing them together. ✔

chrome - a type of metal ✔

exhaust - Waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation ✔

2. Draw the car and what you think it would look like when it is finished.

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3.  Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.

a) Where did the children find the car?The children found the car down the river and it was among the tree and the long grass.✔

b) Why did they get Mum to come and look at the car at the beginning?They got Mum to come because they wanted to check that it was safe enough to play in a car✔

c) What did they do to fix the car?They put a chrome light and a chrome bumper and a chrome exhaust and a smooth new seat and mag wheel to fix the car.✔

d) How did they get the car home? they used dad’s car to pull it home. ✔