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: Mowgli and the villagers
The Jungle Book was written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. It is about a little boy called Mowgli, who grows up with wolves. In this passage, Mowgli has ventured into the village. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: bad temper
Anne of Green Gables was written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is a story about an elderly brother and sister called Matthew and Marilla who adopt an orphan girl called Anne. In this passage, Marilla’s friend Rachel has come to see her and is meeting Anne for the first time. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: arriving in London
Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1861. In this passage the protagonist, Pip, is being taken to see the room that he is renting by Mr Wemmick. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Anne’s room of dreams
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a classic Canadian novel about an orphan adopted by an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, who live on a farm called Green Gables. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Alice and the Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland is a story about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 3 Cloze test: the lean dog and the hungry wolf
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the grumpy owl
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the dog and the rooster
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Reading comprehension: THE DOG, THE ROOSTER AND THE FOX
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LEAN DOG
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE DONKEY
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FOX AND THE STORK
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 2 Cloze test: the oak and the reeds
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should go in the text?
Year 2 Cloze test: the mouse and the lion
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should go in the text?
Year 2 Cloze test: the cat and the mice
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should go in the text?