UKS2 Literacy - Shakespeare's Most Famous Plays - Bundle of Reading Comprehension Activities

This is a bundle of four reading comprehension activities, or informational text activities, about some of the most famous plays by the English playwright, William Shakespeare.

The bundle includes activities on Hamlet, A Midsummer NIght’s Dream, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.

The resources are reading comprehension activities about William Shakespeare’s most famous plays - the texts look at the plays, and conclude with comprehension and grammar questions. They also contain extension activities for fast-finishing students. They are aimed at students in Year 5 or Year 6.

Each resource is ideal for a homework activity, a reading group activity, guided reading, exam/test preparation etc.

Each activity requires NO PREP; they have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers.

Answers, for teacher use, are on the final pages of the documents.

Time allowance ( one hour)
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers.

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