Read through Chapter 20. Use the words in bold to fill in the blanks.
I was a bit nervous being paired with Fi, I must admit. There was no way I was ever
going to be a hero, but at least I was used to doing outdoors,practical things, and I
suppose that gives you a bit of confidence . P. 255
practical, nervous, confidence, least, admit
She gasped just one word: ‘Patrol’, and together we went over a low fence into
someone’s front garden. There was a huge old gum tree right in front of us. I was
so nervous that it seemed to be the only thing I could see. My eyes and mind focused
entirely on it; nothing else existed for me at that moment. I climbed it like a possum,
scratching my hands but not feeling any pain. Fi followed. I got about three metres up
before I heard voices from the corner, which slowed me down, made me quieter, more
cautious. I inched out along a branch to take a look. I didn’t know if getting up here
had been a mistake or not. I remembered Dad, one day when he’d put a big ugly patch
on a hole in the leaves that possums had made, saying ‘The human eye doesn’t look
above its own height’. At this moment in my life I sure hoped he was right. The trouble
was that if they did see us we’d be, not like possums up a tree, but like rats up a drainpipe.
There was no escape from here. P. 262
Fence, gasped, inched, cautious, possum, existed, escape, trouble, ugly, voices,
focused
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