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The BFG Comprehension Worksheet

Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions using evidence from the passage. The passage is an original summary of ideas and events from The BFG.

Reading passage: A giant with a plan

One night, Sophie looked out of the orphanage window and saw a huge figure moving quietly along the street. The giant noticed her and carried her away to Giant Country. Sophie was frightened at first, but she soon discovered that this giant was unlike the others. He called people “human beans”, spoke in a wonderfully mixed-up way, and refused to eat people. Instead, he lived on a revolting vegetable called snozzcumber. The giant was known as the BFG, or the Big Friendly Giant. His work was unusual: he caught dreams, kept them in jars and blew them into children’s bedrooms. Some dreams were pleasant; others were nightmares. Sophie learned that the other giants were dangerous and ate people. She and the BFG decided they could not leave the danger alone. They devised a plan to warn the Queen of England and stop the giants. Sophie’s courage and the BFG’s knowledge helped them work together. By the end, the BFG was no longer alone, and Sophie had found a loyal friend.

Check your understanding

Use details from the passage to support your answers where you can.

1.What first made Sophie notice that something unusual was happening outside the orphanage?
2.Choose the best description of the BFG.
  • A dangerous giant who eats people
  • A friendly giant who catches dreams
  • A child who lives in Giant Country
  • The Queen’s guard
3.What does the BFG mean when he says “human beans”?
4.True or false: The BFG eats people as his main food.
TrueFalse
5.What two kinds of dreams might the BFG keep in his jars?
6.Put these events in the order they happen in the passage: Sophie and the BFG make a plan; Sophie sees a huge figure; Sophie learns the BFG catches dreams.
7.Why do Sophie and the BFG decide to warn the Queen?
8.Find one detail that shows the BFG is different from the other giants.
9.How does Sophie help the BFG, and how does the BFG help Sophie? Use one detail for each character.
10.What does the ending suggest about how Sophie and the BFG feel about one another? Support your idea with a detail from the passage.

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  • The BFG Comprehension Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Reading passage: A giant with a plan, Check your understanding

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