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Click the to the left to view 'The Terrible Plop' by Ursula Dubosarsky. The word 'terrible' is used throughout the story. What does it mean? How is it used? The characters react in different ways to 'the terrible plop', can you explain? Task - Press - Page 1: Use tool to complete the activity on the word 'terrible' - Page 2: Use tool to complete the activity on the characters feelings - If you need help reading the questions, click the speaker to hear the question read to you - Press to share your work Australian Curriculum Achievement Standard - Students make connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts. - Students understand how similar texts share characteristics by identifying text structures and language features used to describe characters and events, or to communicate factual information.