2022 World Cup - FOUR Reading activities

Reading Comprehension Package for Qatar World Cup, with four individual activities.

Whether you love soccer or not, the World Cup will dominate the headlines in the coming weeks.

This collection of four guided reading activities, aimed at 9 to 14 year olds, tests children’s comprehension, retrieval, inference and deduction skills. There are also questions on word meaning. It will promote lively and engaging classroom discussion as children decide for themselves who will win the World Cup 2022, and indeed, if the tournament should be taking place at all!

Each activity has questions and answers, with an indication of how many marks are on offer at the end of each question. This is particularly helpful for children preparing for reading tests and exams, encouraging them to give fuller answers where required.

Contents
The World Cup 2022
General information about the World Cup in Qatar and the history of the tournament.
Qatar 2022: Controversies
A look at why the hosting of the World Cup to Qatar has led to much criticism.
Heroes & Villains
I’ve chosen six players from previous tournaments, but who are the heroes and villains, and why?
Do you know?
From an oracle octopus to a dog that found the world cup, here are a few quirky stories from World Cup history!