English Reading Comprehension Resources

Discover shared reading texts, activity worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in English reading comprehension for Key Stage Two covering a range of fiction and non-fiction text genres

  • 1914 Wilfred Owen

    1914 Wilfred Owen

    Read and answer comprehension questions about a classic poem illustrating life during the first world war from the view of a soldier

  • Animal Fables

    Animal Fables

    Identify and describe the sequence of events and moral lessons that are presented in different fables with animals as the main characters

  • Classic Fiction

    Classic Fiction

    Read and answer comprehension questions about the structure and content of classic works of fiction by different significant authors

  • Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    Read and answer comprehension questions about figurative language used in a classic poem

  • Myths and Legends

    Myths and Legends

    Explore the structure and format of myths and legends from different time periods and communities around the world

  • Sports and Games

    Sports and Games

    Read and answer sets of comprehension questions using different types of texts about a range of sports and games

  • Pounds and Pence

    Pounds and Pence

    Identify, compare and illustrate the value of different money amounts that have been recorded in pounds and pence

  • Addition Calculations

    Addition Calculations

    Practise using standard written methods of addition calculation to solve a range of abstract and contextual problems working with sets of four and five digit numbers

  • Seasons

    Seasons

    Select figurative imagery for use in poetry composing similes and metaphors to describe different seasons of the year

  • Story Snacks

    Story Snacks

    Design some print adverts using persuasive language that can be used to sell merchandise based on traditional tales