Year 5 Non-Fiction Comprehension Bundle

Year 5 reading comprehension bundle: 10 original texts with 150 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and full answer keys. No prep needed.

Year 5 Non-Fiction Comprehension Bundle brings together 10 Word Harbour Reading packs (biographies, information texts, newspaper reports, persuasive writing, instructions) for Year 5 pupils. Each pack has an original text written for Year 5 readers and 15 multiple-choice questions that build from retrieval to inference and language.

Texts included:

• Biographies: Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Great Engineer; Mary Seacole: Nurse and Adventurer
• Information texts: Our Solar System; Who Were the Vikings?
• Newspaper reports: Curtain Up! Town Saves Its Old Cinema; Pup Goes Home: Rescued Seal Returns to the Sea
• Persuasive writing: Every Child Should Learn to Cook; Keep Our Library Open
• Instructions: How to Build a Bug Hotel; How to Make a Lava Lamp in a Jar

Every pack contains (PDF):

• An original text with numbered paragraphs or lines and a word bank
• A pupil question sheet with 15 multiple-choice questions (A–E), with no answers showing
• A quick-mark answer grid, with every question tagged to its KS2 reading content domain (2a–2h)
• A full teacher answer key explaining why each answer is right and why every other option is wrong

Why this bundle? A focused set of biography, information, news, persuasion and instructions, perfect for a unit of work or a half-term of guided reading. Buying the bundle costs much less than buying the packs one by one.

Ideal for: guided reading, whole-class reading lessons, reading assessment, homework, intervention groups, tutoring and cover lessons. British English throughout.

Written by Word Harbour Reading. Original texts, created for educational use.