Year 5 reading comprehension: an original persuasive article with 15 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and a full answer key. No prep needed.
Every Child Should Learn to Cook – In an opinion piece for his school magazine, Year 5 pupil Ezra argues that cooking should be a regular part of every primary school week. A lively persuasive article with clear reasons, a counter-argument, alliteration, metaphor, rhetorical questions and a strong call to action.
What’s included (12-page PDF):
- Original persuasive article (716 words) with numbered paragraphs, written for Year 5 readers
- Word bank of useful vocabulary
- Pupil question sheet: 15 multiple-choice questions (A–E), with no answers showing
- Quick-mark answer grid with every question tagged to its KS2 reading content domain (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2f, 2g, 2h)
- Full teacher answer key explaining why each answer is right and why every other option is wrong
Skills covered:
- Retrieval
- Vocabulary in context
- Inference about the writer’s reasons
- Summarising a section
- Rhetorical questions, alliteration and metaphor
- How a persuasive article ends
- Comparing the writer’s views before and after
Ideal for: guided reading, whole-class reading lessons, reading assessment, homework, intervention groups, tutoring and cover lessons.
Questions build from straightforward retrieval to inference and language, so the pack works for a range of readers. British English throughout.
Written by Word Harbour Reading. Original text, created for educational use.
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