Scottish Reading Comprehension Pack P5-P7

Explore Scotland while developing reading comprehension skills with this 45-page pack for CfE Second Level, suitable for many P5–P7 learners.Created and edited using AI

The pack features six original texts, combining non-fiction with a fictional island-life story:

• Edinburgh Castle and the time signal
• Scottish inventions and moving pictures
• The parcel on the pier
• Protecting Scotland’s red squirrels
• Hogmanay and a new beginning
• Robert Burns and the power of ordinary words

Three levels of questions accompany every text:

• Supported: prompts, choices and shorter responses to build confidence.
• Core: independent retrieval, vocabulary, inference and explanation.
• Challenge: deeper thinking about language, writer choices and interpretations, with extra writing space.

Each level contains 10 questions per text — 180 questions altogether, with suggested answers and marking guidance included.

All three question levels use the same reading passage, making it easy to explore a shared topic while adapting the question demand.

What’s included?

• Six reading passages with numbered paragraphs
• Vocabulary support
• Supported, Core and Challenge question sheets
• Suggested answers for all questions
• Teacher guidance and factual source references
• Scottish-themed illustrations and colour-coded levels
• Printable A4 PDF and editable Word document