Primary English Reading Comprehension Exercise 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'

Primary English reading comprehension exercise called 'Life Is A Rollercoaster'. This is a 7 page Word document which includes a story followed by 25 questions on its ideas/characters/relationships etc.

The questions introduce the following techniques: metaphor, simile, foreshadowing, and pathetic fallacy. Students have to spot examples of each within the text and then explain their effects. They also have to identify and explain phrases with double meanings. There are questions (with hints) about the usage of parenthesis, and inverted commas. The concept of 'schadenfreude' is explained and the student has to find an example from the story, and then express an opinion on whether it's a 'good' thing to feel. The idea that the English language borrows words from other languages is also introduced and students have to provide further examples.

Students are then asked for ideas about what might happen next in the story (in terms of both plot and character development).

The booklet concludes with a crossword puzzle and clues relating to the key ideas from the text. This puzzle is useful for evaluating how much has been retained by the student.

This would be particularly suitable for a higher ability P7 group.