I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
Newspaper article with reading comprehension.
Bonus 1 page grammar and punctuation quiz.
Suitable for SATs practise.
Questions include:
retrieval
Newspaper features
inference
fact and opinion
true and false
time ordering
Answers are included for ease of marking.
1 page of reading - Oliver Twist Reading Comprehension for Year 5 and 6.
Text is taken from the opening page of Dickens’ Oliver Twist.
Some text has been altered to make it less antiquated and age appropriate so it is not entirely the original text (but it is close and the same in meaning).
24 mark reading comprehension (with answers for ease of marking).
retrieval
inference
fact and opinion
true and false
word comprehension and synonym
Short one page reading comprehension about a guardsman patrolling a castle at night.
9 mark reading quiz (comprehension) included. Questions focus on:
retrieval
inference
word comprehension
Ideal for guided reading, whole class reading, extension task or generally for creative writing teaching.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
Christmas reading comprehension written from the point of view of a Christmas Tree.
Just over one page of text with a 15 mark reading comprehension quiz.
Questions include:
retrieval
true and false
word comprehension
inference
Answers are included for ease of marking.
20 mark non-fiction reading comprehension on trucking. Good practise for SATs preparation. Questions types include:
Retrieval
Inference
True/false
Chronological ordering
Synonyms
Word comprehension
Included as Word and PDF with separate answer file for ease of marking.
2-page reading comprehension River Systems and how they flow from source to mouth. Includes passages on the different river courses, meanders, deposition and erosion.
Question types include:
retrieval
true/false
word comprehension
Answers included for ease of marking.
A 32 Mark reading comprehension detailing the early and political life of Winston Churchill. Two pages in non-chronological report style. Question types include:
retrieval
inference
True/false
Synonyms/word comprehension
Justification of answers
Answers included in second file for ease of marking.
Ideal for SATs practice, general reading practice, guided/whole class reading, topic based research.
A three pack of reading comprehensions for year 5/6.
Footsteps in the Attic - spooky short story with accompanying comprehension quiz and answers.
Bonfire Night - short non-fiction opinion piece about the author’s experiences of Bonfire Night as a child. Comes with comprehension quiz and answers.
The Crack at the Edge of the Universe - 10 page novella, teacher written, that tells the short story of a NASA shuttle sent to investigate a mysterious crack at the edge of the universe. Things soon start to go wrong! Accompanied by a comprehension quiz for each two chapters and answers for ease of marking.
All comprehensions can be done as guided reading, whole class guided reading or individually. Questions and answers modeled on the type used in year 6 reading SATS for good practice.
Handy two pack Christmas comprehensions for year 5/6 as you get to that time of year when you need to reinstate a little structure as the timetable becomes littered with carol practices and production rehearsals - ideal for restoring a bit of order!
The Ghost of Christmas Past - comprehension written in the 1st person by the Ghost of Christmas Past as he explains his role on Christmas Eve - visiting wrongdoers can be a trying business when you’d rather be tucked up by the fire!
The Christmas Tree - first person opinion piece written by a rather grumpy Christmas tree who laments on being dragged into his human household for a month every December.
Both comprehension come complete with a 15 question comprehension paper and answers for ease of marking.
Enjoy.
Series of 5 SPAG/GPS quick quizzes that gradually work through the different aspects of the GPS curriculum. Ideal for early and gradual preparation for the GPS SAT paper in May. Can be used as knowledge retrieval exercise or as a lesson plenary.
Answers included on pages 3 and 4 for ease of marking or quick feedback.
50 mark quiz.
Short passages that provide children with an inference workout with the purpose of answering 3 mark questions. Questions draw on inference where children need to justify answers, provide evidence from the text and provide information from text where meanings are not explicit.
All answers provided for ease of
Collection of short texts that make up the one page reading comprehension collection. Each comprehension has a selection of questions based on:
retrieval
true or false
fact or opinion
word comprehension and synonyms
inference
All answers are included for ease of