Reading comprehension worksheets
Free worksheets: Reading comprehension, KS2
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Reading comprehension: The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur
Read this story about the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Look at the part of the story in bold. The fight between Theseus and the Minotaur is not described in detail. Can you write a paragraph explaining what happened? Here are some of powerful verbs you could use.
Reading comprehension: The blue planet
Read this story about what happens to Billy when he wakes up on a strange, blue planet, then answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga is a traditional story that comes from Russia. It is a story that has been used to scare children for many decades! Can you read the story and then answer the questions at the end.
Reading comprehension: An argument for zoos
A zoos a good place for animals to live or not. Here is an argument for zoos. Read it and see if you agree with the writer's viewpoint or not.
Reading comprehension: THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PURSE
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE OAK AND THE REEDS
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE LION AND THE FLY
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FOX AND THE CRANE
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FARMER AND THE SPARROW
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FARMER AND THE ANGEL
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE DONKEY AND THE PAINTING
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE CAT AND THE MICE
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE BUNDLE OF STICKS
Read this short passage and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 5 Cloze test: the ship in the storm
This is a passage from Swiss Family Robinson, a novel written in 1812 by Johann David Wyss. It is about a family that get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: meeting Miss Havisham
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens about the life of boy called Pip. In this passage, he has gone to visit an old lady who was abandoned at the altar by the
man she was about to marry. Miss Havisham has spent the rest of her life indoors, still wearing her wedding dress. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by
filling in one missing letter per box?
man she was about to marry. Miss Havisham has spent the rest of her life indoors, still wearing her wedding dress. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by
filling in one missing letter per box?
Reading comprehension: underwater parade
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley is about a chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the ship wrecking
This is a passage from The Swiss Family Robinson, a classic novel about a family who get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. This passage is about a family preparing for a party. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: shrinking to fit
In Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll a young girl falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: new home
Prelude is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, about a family who have moved into a new house. It was written in 1922. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: home to stay
Anne of Green Gables is a classic Canadian story about an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, who adopt an orphan girl called Anne. In this passage, Anne is about to leave home and Marilla is considering selling their farm after her brother’s death. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: going down the rabbit hole
Alice in Wonderland, written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll, is a story about a girl called Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.