Comprehension die - fiction

Independent comprehension activity

When you finish reading a chapter of your book, roll the die and try the activities you land on. Use what you have just read to help you.

Suitable for all of KS2.

Activities:

Use bullet points to make a list of all of the key facts in the story so far. How many can you record in 1 minute?

Come up with a newspaper headline that summarises an important event that has happened in the story so far.

Rewrite a sentence from the text, which contains adverbs. Change the adverbs. How does this change the meaning?

Draw and label something that is described in detail in the text, for example, a character, setting or even an object.

Think of an adjective that best describes the main character’s feelings. List 2 pieces of evidence that support your idea.

Predict Make 3 predictions about what could happen next. Put a star next to the idea you think is most likely to happen.