Elevate Resources presents this article on World Down Syndrome Day which looks at what Down Syndrome is, and how various young people with Down Syndrome have made a success of their life in spite of the difficulties the condition can present. The article is accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

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Free sample of Elevate Resources article and reading comprehension questions on Tell a Fairy Tale Day.

Elevate Resources presents this 8-page article on Tell a Fairy Tale Day (Origins, Grimm/Aesop/Anderson, How to tell a Fairy Tale, History of the event & details of the origins of 5 famous fairy tales) plus 20 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons + Answers!

Elevate Resources presents this five-page article on International Women’s Day (How did International Women’s Day start?, The most consequential International Women’s Day protest, Suffrage and International Women’s Day, & ‘Many more steps to take’) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… AND answers!

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Elevate Resources presents this five-page article on St. Patrick’s Day (Who Was St. Patrick?, When Was the First St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated?, Growth of St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations, The Irish in America, The Chicago River Dyed Green, St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Around the World, & What Do Leprechauns Have to Do With St. Patrick’s Day?) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… & Answers!

Elevate Resources presents this 7-page article on the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and some of its most famous competing nations (Introduction, First Contest, Proposal, Inspiration, Early Years, Language Barrier, UK, Australia, Ireland, Ukraine) accompanied by 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons - AND Answers!

Free sample of Elevate Resources article on Pride month and 12 LGBT icons, plus reading comprehension questions.

Elevate Resources presents this 9-page article on Pride month (Its history, Interesting facts, & brief biographies of 12 LGBT icons: Alan Turing, Oscar Wilde, Marsha P. Johnson, Allan Horsfall, Goronwy Rees, Edith Windsor, Gilbert Baker, Maureen Colquhoun, Lady Phyll, Chris Smith, Justin Fashanu, & Elton John). Accompanying this are 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons - complete with answers!

Elevate Resources presents eight pages of information on International Children’s Book Day / Children’s Book Week and excerpts from some of the most popular children’s books in history (Charlotte’s Web, Where The Wild Things Are, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, & Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) accompanied by 27 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons - AND answers.

Elevate Resources presents this 6 page article examining Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy as a feminist, followed by 20 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

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Elevate Resources presents a five page article on King Charles III (the process of becoming King & what kind of King he might be) followed by 20 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning…

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Elevate Resources presents an article on the origins of Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night and the rhyme ‘Remember, Remember…’ accompanied by 22 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning.

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Elevate Resources presents this five-page article on the Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos): When it is, what it is, how it is celebrated and fun facts. This is accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons. A perfect accompaniment for groups working on this festival.

Elevate Resources presents this extract from ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens (where Scrooge is visited by Jacob Marley) accompanied by 27 SATs style comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Meaning as a Whole, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, and Comparisons… A great Christmas activity!

Elevate Resources presents this six page article on Thanksgiving (covering the arrival of the colonists, Thanksgiving becoming a national holiday, traditions & rituals, controversies, and ancient origins). 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions accompany the text, from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning… complete with answers!