Here Comes the Garbage Truck

Listen to the text. Name the main topic and retell the details.

Listen to the text

Your teacher reads the text two times. Think about what the whole text is about.

Here comes the garbage truck! This big truck picks up trash from homes.

Some garbage trucks have a long arm. The arm lifts a trash can and dumps it into the truck.

Inside, the truck squeezes the trash to make it smaller. Now there is room for more!

When the truck is full, it drives to the dump. Then it comes back for more trash.

Your teacher reads each question and the answers. Circle your answer.

What is this text mostly about?

Question 1 optionsA. fire trucksB. garbage trucksC. trash cans

Which is another good title for this text?

Question 2 optionsA. A Fun Day at the Car WashB. Our Big Trip to the BeachC. How a Garbage Truck Works

Your teacher reads each question. Circle, match or sort to retell the details.

What does a garbage truck pick up?

Question 3 optionsA. mailB. trashC. kids

What does the long arm do?

Question 4 optionsA. It lifts a trash can.B. It waves to kids.C. It washes the street.

Why does the truck squeeze the trash?

Question 5 optionsA. to make room for moreB. to make it cleanC. to make it smell nice

Where does the truck go when it is full?

Question 6 optionsA. to the schoolB. to the beachC. to the dump

Draw a line from each word to what happens to the trash.

Does the text tell this? Sort each detail.

Tell a partner the main topic and one detail. Your teacher can help you write them.