UKS2 Ancient History Reading Comprehension Book Bundle

A bundle of four reading comprehension books consisting of twenty-three close reading passages about famous events or figures from Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome.

Each individual activity comes with a reading comprehension passage, comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. The resources allow students to learn about the time period whilst developing their comprehension skills.

The four books contain the following activities:

• An Overview of Ancient Mesopotamia
• Advances from Ancient Mesopotamia
• The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Hammurabi’s Code
• Sargon of Akkad
• An Overview of Ancient Greece
• Alexander the Great
• Socrates
• Aesop
• Homer
• Aristotle
• An Overview of Ancient Egypt
• Cleopatra
• Tutankhamun
• Thutmose III
• Ramesses II
• An Overview of Ancient Rome
• Augustus
• Julius Caesar
• Mark Antony
• Constantine
• Spartacus
• Hannibal

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Included in this PDF printable bundle:

• Twenty-three informational texts
• Each with a comprehension activity with ten questions
• Each with grammar questions about the text
• Each with an extension writing activity
• Answer sheets for self-assessment or teacher use

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This resource is great for:

• In class learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Guided reading sessions
• Assessment practice
• Reading interventions
• Emergency sub plans

The activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document.

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Time allowance for each activity:
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.

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