About this worksheet
A reading comprehension for Year 5 science on puberty. The five-paragraph text explains hormones, says puberty usually starts between 8 and 14, and lists changes such as growth spurts, sweat and spots. It describes changes for girls and for boys and how feelings change. It ends with the line that puberty is not a race. Ten questions follow in three sections: retrieval, inference and vocabulary, then evaluate and respond. The answer key gives model answers for each. It links to the England National Curriculum objective on how humans change as they grow.
