Autumn Reading Comprehension Worksheets KS2

These are fall reading comprehension passages for 5th grade that include a range of non fiction autumn texts for Key Stage 2, whilst also giving you a selection of autumn reading comprehension activities. Each autumn text has a non fiction text, followed by five varied comprehension questions, focusing on quoting from the text, identifying main ideas and themes and vocabulary (as well as retrieval and inference). There are then three KS2 autumn themed reading activities, which can be used with any of the passages.

Passages are:

• My Favorite Autumn Weather (A poem)
• Why do Autumn Leaves Change Color?
• Preparing for Hibernation
• My Harvest Diary
• How to Make a Leaf Rubbing Collage

What’s included?

• 5 non fiction Autumn themed passages - one poem, one set of instructions, one explanatory text, one informational text and a day in the life diary
• 20 KS2 focused questions - include questions on main idea and key details, quoting accurately from the text and vocabulary questions
• 3 reading comprehension activities - these can be used with any of the passages. There’s a comparison worksheet, a vocabulary worksheets and a main idea and key details worksheet

Your Key Stage 2 pupils will enjoy the variety of passages and tasks. There is lots to keep them busy, as they work through the questions and activities.

The passages and activities could be printed out and given to children as a pack. This would make it perfect for a supply teacher day.

There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to children!

The three activity sheets are designed to delve deeper into some of the key areas of reading comprehension:

• The comparing worksheet requires children to find similarities and differences between passages
• The vocabulary worksheet requires children to find synonyms for particular pieces of vocabulary within the passage
• The main idea and key details sheet requires children to find two main points and key details for the passage of their choice