Worksheet 1

Lesson 4 • Runaway Circus

Name

Answer Questions
To find facts and information in a text, we usually ask the questions
Who? What? Where? or When?
The answers can be clearly seen in the text.

Read the passage.

Circle Runaway Circus

where the The circus sped through town.
circus sped
through The trailer knocked over
some trash cans. Box
who called
Underline BUMP! the police
what the A shopkeeper called the police.
trailer knocked
over “Runaway circus!” he cried.

Colour the correct answer.

1 Where did the circus speed through?
¡ the field ¡ the game ¡ the town ¡ the castle
2 What was knocked over?
¡ trash cans ¡ flowers ¡ children ¡ cars
3 Who called the police?
¡ an elephant ¡ a shopper ¡ the mayor ¡ a shopkeeper

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

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 Worksheet 2

Lesson 4 • Runaway Circus

Name

Read the passage.

Circle
The police chased the circus.
what the
They tried to stop the trailer.
police tried BUMP!
to stop Underline
“Runaway circus!” cried the police.
what stopped
Fearless Freda grabbed the the trailer
Box wheel. The truck ducked and
who stopped weaved. Finally, it came to a
the trailer
grinding halt.

1 Draw who tried to stop the trailer.

2 In the end, who stopped the trailer?

BUMP
!

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

Copyright © Reading Eggs and Blake eLearning 2017