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Word Power

witches: evil people said to have magic powers ditches: narrow channel dug at the side of the road
hedges: fences formed by bushes troops: soldiers
meadows: a piece of green grassland clambers: climbs or moves in an awkward way
scrambles: makes one way quickly up a steep slope brambles: gathers blackberries
tramp: a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work
lumping: carrrying with difficulty glimpse: a quick view

Comprehension Skills

Answer the questions below.
1. What are the things the child sees through a railway carriage?

2. Why does the child get only a glimpse of the things?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Pick out all the rhyming words in the poem.

1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

B. Match the words with their meanings.

1. hedges soldiers
2. tramp fences formed by bushes

3. troops a person who travels for work
4. meadow a brief look at something

5. glimpse a piece of grassland

Creative Writing Skills

Write a paragraph about your experience of a train journey.

Add details of the things you saw from inside the train.

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