Worksheet 1

Lesson 5 • Emergency
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.

Emergency
Mrs Barker was looking out Circle the sentence that
her kitchen window. She tells the main idea.
saw smoke coming from her
neighbour’s yard. Mr Morelli’s shed was on fire.
Mrs Barker raced into the Mrs Barker likes looking out
street. Mr Morelli’s shed was her window.
on fire.

Read the passage.

Emergency
There were children playing in Circle the sentence that
the street. tells the main idea.
Mrs Smith gathered them all
Mrs Smith moved the children
together. She moved them to
to safety
safety.
Mrs Barker ran to tell the Mrs Barker is a fast runner.
neighbours.

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

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 Worksheet 2

Lesson 5 • Emergency
Name

Read the passage.

Emergency
Mr Smith and Mr Morelli tried to put the
fire out. They could hear sirens. The fire
truck was on its way.
The firefighters arrived quickly and
unrolled their hoses.
They sprayed water and foam on the fire.
Soon, the fire was out.

1 Who tried to put the fire out? Draw the people.

2 What did they use to put the fire out?

3 What is 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