Grandpa's cardigan

Grandpa’s Cardigan

Joy Watson

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

Find three tricky words in the story and find their meaning in the dictionary.

Seam: 2 parts stitched together

Expensive: not that much money

Hurried: going fast

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences.

1. Why did Grandma say that Grandpa needed a new cardigan? (pg. 3)

The cardigan had holes in its pocket.

2.  Why did Grandma quickly take the cardigan away? (pg. 6).

Grandma took the cardigan away before Grandpa changed his mind.

3. What type of cardigan was Grandpa looking for? (pg. 8)

Grandpa wanted a comfortable grey woollen cardigan.

4. There was a problem with the second store’s cardigan? What was it? (pg. 14)

The cardigan was too prickly.

5. How many stores did Grandpa have to go to till he found the right cardigan?

Grandpa visited four stores to find the right cardigan.

6. Why did Grandpa want a new cardigan? (pg. 18)

Grandpa wanted a new cardigan because his old one was getting old.

7. What did Grandpa’s new cardigan look like? Was he happy with it? (pg. 24-28)

Grandpa liked his new cardigan because it was just like his old cardigan and he was so happy.

8. How did the story end?

Grandma was surprised that Grandpa bought his old cardigan.