Mystery Story Reading Comprehension
Year 5 reading comprehension on The Mystery of the Attic Map: word meanings, inference about Arthur, a one-sentence summary and a prediction.
Year 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied, and justifying inferences with evidence from increasingly demanding texts.
Year 5 English6 worksheets
Reading Comprehension worksheets to download
Inference with Evidence: Classic Fiction Extract
Year 5 inference worksheet on a Blackwood Manor extract: retrieval, reading between the lines and prediction. Ten questions with a full answer key.
Summarising Non-Fiction with a Mind Map
Year 5 non-fiction summarising worksheet on the deep sea. Pupils build a mind map from four paragraphs, then write a three-sentence summary.
Non-Fiction Retrieval Quiz
Emperor penguin retrieval quiz for Year 5: 11 questions on subheadings, a fact file and a caption, plus a true or false table. Answers included.
Comparing Characters Across Two Stories
Year 5 Venn diagram worksheet comparing traditional and modern heroes. Pupils sort nine statements, from magic swords to mobile phones. Answers included.
Figurative Language in Poetry
Year 5 poetry worksheet on simile, metaphor and personification. Four-box organisers with definitions, examples and non-examples. Answers included.
Curriculum objectives covered
Reading - comprehension
“Checking that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context”
Reading - comprehension
“Drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence”
Reading - comprehension
“Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied”
Reading - comprehension
“Summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas”
Reading - comprehension
“Participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others' ideas and challenging views courteously”
Reading - comprehension
“Provide reasoned justifications for their views.”
Reading - comprehension
“Identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning”
Reading - comprehension
“Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction”
Reading - comprehension
“Reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes”
Reading - comprehension
“Increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions”
Reading - comprehension
“Making comparisons within and across books”
Reading - comprehension
“Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader”
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Writing
Using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs, such as adverbials, pronouns and conjunctions.
Spelling
Using dictionaries and a thesaurus confidently, alongside the Year 5 and 6 spelling patterns and statutory word list.
Grammar and Punctuation
Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing, and controlling punctuation across longer, more complex sentences.