Solar System KS2 Reading Comprehension Pack

5 KS2 non-fiction reading comprehensions about the solar system: the Sun, the Moon, Earth, Mars, and the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Differentiated: every text has a shorter support version. VIPERS questions, simple language that EAL learners can access, and links to Year 5 Science, Earth and space (orbits, the Moon, day and night). No prep needed.

WHAT’S INCLUDED (25-page PDF)

• 5 non-fiction texts (about 150 words each) with a key-words box on every page
• 5 support versions (about 45 words) with four simple questions each
• 30 VIPERS questions, each labelled: Retrieve, Vocabulary, Infer, Explain, Predict, Summarise
• Word work for every text
• Vocabulary matching and gap-fill
• “Which one?” quiz and comparison chart
• Word search (15 words)
• Writing task: a non-chronological report, “Planet Fact File”, with planning frame
• Teacher notes with lesson flow, ways to use it, support and challenge
• Full answer key (3 pages)

HOW TO USE IT

One text a week alongside your Earth and space unit, or as guided reading: groups read the level that suits them, then discuss together. Works for reading stations, homework and cover lessons. Every page works on its own.

WHO IT’S FOR

KS2 classes (reading level suits Years 3–5, topic fits Year 5) and EAL learners in Years 4–7 (about CEFR A2–B1).

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