Novel & 100 Reading Comprehension Questions

This fun homework resource gives practice of text dependent reading comprehension skills while reading a magical novel. Perfect for reading HOMEWORK! 100 close reading questions on this original 10,000 word novel, Nervous Nolan’s Magical Meeting, will keep them happily occupied for many hours.
The book is split into 12 chapters. Each chapter is followed by comprehension questions. The question formats are:
short answer,
multiple choice,
true or false,
mix and match,
chronological sequencing.
Your students must refer to the novel to give textual evidence of their reasoning. FULL ANSWERS are supplied, of course!

This resource is flexible. You can photocopy the entire novel and the entire 100 questions workbook for each student. OR if you have students who struggle with organization, you can photocopy and distribute just one chapter and its questions at a time. You can customize its use to fit your students. The novel, written by a professional author (Julia Clarke) contains fun illustrations created by a professional graphic designer (the other half of the Brilliantly Lit team).
Novel Storyline
Nail nibbling Nolan is regarded as a lucky boy by everyone. There is only one thing he lacks: confidence. Nervous Nolan faces a series of challenges: giving his first public speech, trying out for the football team, and writing his first poem for a Year 5 English assignment. Although Nolan is teased by the toughest kid in his class, his biggest enemy is himself. When Wilbert the Wiggly Woggly Wizard arrives at his home, Nolan knows a powerful friend is on his side. He teaches Nolan a type of magic that is even stronger than the confidence spells cast by the wizard’s wiggling-woggling fingers. Best of all, Nolan can access this magic himself, at any time. He learns that the greatest magic is not the words of a spell, but the words we say to ourselves.

How to use this resource
This ready-to-print novel can be used for several weeks of homework, for early finishers, or even as a fun read-aloud. There are 3 PDF’s.

• the novel
• the questions
• the answers.
  You can keep the photocopied novel for future classes and just discard the students’ completed question sheets. In addition to the comprehension questions, there are also a few optional creative activities.

Age suitability
The novel is perfectly designed for year 5. It would also suit some year 4 students, and most year 6’s. The book is deliberately crafted as high interest for these age groups.

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