About this worksheet
A greater depth reading challenge for Year 5 on Sir Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance expedition. Five paragraphs follow the ship from Plymouth in August 1914 to its sinking in the Weddell Sea, the camps on the ice, Elephant Island and the 800-mile voyage of the James Caird. A timeline box ends with the rescue on 30 August 1916. Nine questions ask pupils to retrieve facts, summarise paragraphs 2 to 4 in 50 words or fewer, explain two phrases, sort fact from opinion and judge Shackleton as a leader. A mark scheme with model answers is included. It follows England National Curriculum reading comprehension.
