Worksheet 1

Lesson 2 • The Gwibber

Name

Finding the Main Idea

The main idea of a text is its key point. It sums up what the text is about.

Read the passage.

The Gwibber
Circle the sentence that
“I found a Gwibber in the tells the main idea.
forest,” said Gog. He pointed
to a giant, winged beast on Binks wants a new muddy
the roof. pup.
“Muddy pups!” said Binks.
Gog found a Gwibber in
“Look at the size of it! It will the forest.
eat us out of house and home.”

Read the passage.

The Gwibber
Circle the sentence that
The Gwibber flew off the roof. tells the main idea.
He was hungry. He wanted
something to eat. The hungry Gwibber ate all
The Gwibber ate all the beans the beans in the garden.
in the vegetable patch.
The hungry Gwibber flew off
“Muddy pups!” said Binks. “All
the roof.
our beans are gone.”

ACELY1660 Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information

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 Worksheet 2

Lesson 2 • The Gwibber

Name

Read the passage.

The Gwibber was still hungry. He

sniffed and snuffled all around the
house. He found where Binks hid her
chocolate cookies. The Gwibber ate
them all.
“Muddy pups!” said Binks. “All my
favourite cookies are gone.”

1 Who ate the chocolate cookies?

2 How did Binks feel about the cookies?

3 What is the main idea?

4 Draw a picture to show the main idea.

ACELY1660 Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information

Copyright © Reading Eggs and Blake eLearning 2017