Christmas Reading Comprehension (KS2)

A Christmas reading comprehension pack for KS2 (ages 7 to 11). It has 8 original festive and winter texts: stories, non-fiction, a poem and a letter. Every text has two question sheets, so a whole class, or brothers and sisters of different ages, can read the same text and answer at their own level. Full answer keys and mark schemes are included. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter.

WHAT’S INSIDE (38 pages)

1. Start here: contents and ideas for using the pack
2. Question Detective: the 6 question types (retrieve, vocabulary, infer, predict, summarise, author’s choice), each with a colour, question starters, an example and a tip
3. Point, Evidence, Explain: an answer frame with a worked example
4. 8 original texts, each with paragraph numbers:
   • The Last Bauble (story)
   • How the Christmas Tree Came to Britain (non-fiction)
   • Christmas Eve, Upstairs (poem)
   • The Great Mince Pie Mix-up (funny story)
   • Frost Fairs on the Frozen Thames (history)
   • A Letter from the North Pole Post Room (letter)
   • Christmas Dinner Through the Ages (history)
   • The Snow Day Rescue (adventure story)
5. 16 question sheets: Snowflake (Years 3 and 4) and Star (Years 5 and 6) for every text, with 7 to 10 questions each and a score box
6. Question styles: written answers, tick boxes, true or false, fact or opinion, putting events in order and matching
7. My reading tracker
8. Christmas Reading Star certificate
9. Answer keys and mark schemes for all 16 sheets

WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT

• 2 levels for every text, so one pack covers Years 3 to 6
• Every question is labelled with its type and marks, like the question papers children see in school
• A mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with UK history children won’t have seen before
• All texts are original and written in British English
• Undated, so you can use it every Christmas

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 38 pages)

HOW IT WORKS

• Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop
• Print only the pages you need, as many times as you like for your own family or class
• The files are not editable.