Fact Finding: Retrieval from Non-Fiction

Year 4 EnglishReading Comprehension3 pages

About this worksheet

Honeybees are the subject of this three-page retrieval sheet for Year 4 English. Pupils work through three matching sets of five. They pair facts with the most helpful subheading, research questions with the sentence that answers them, and non-fiction features with their definitions. A written question then asks how the contents page and subheadings would help them find out what bees eat. The answer key gives all 15 matches and a model answer. Linked to the England National Curriculum reading comprehension objectives.

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Fact Finding: Retrieval from Non-Fiction: Reading Comprehension - page 1

Fact Finding: Retrieval from Non-Fiction: Reading Comprehension - page 2

Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

“Reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes”

The application question asks pupils how a non-fiction book about bees is laid out and how to find their way through it.

Reading - comprehension

“Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning”

Set 3 matches features like the glossary and caption to the job each one does for the reader.

Reading - comprehension

“Retrieve and record information from non-fiction”

Set 2 is straight retrieval: pupils find the sentence that answers each question, such as how many bees live in one hive (up to 80,000).

What's inside this worksheet

Facts and Subheadings

Pupils match five facts, such as how bees keep warm in winter, to subheadings like Surviving the Colder Months. The first one is done for them.

Research Questions and Sentences

Five questions, including how fast a honeybee can fly, matched to sentences such as 'They can easily reach speeds of 15 miles per hour.'

Non-Fiction Features

Index, glossary, subheading, caption and contents page, each matched to what it does.

Application

A written answer on using the contents page and subheadings to find what bees eat without reading the whole book.

Answer Key

The letters for all three sets, plus a model answer that starts from the contents page.

How teachers use it

Before a research project

Use set 3 the lesson before pupils work from real topic books, so index and glossary are fresh in their minds.

Paired work

Pupils do sets 1 and 2 in pairs and must agree on each letter before they write it in the box.

Library session

After the application question, give pupils a real book about bees or insects and ask them to follow their own method.

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