KS3 English Comprehension Passages - Differentiated Texts with Questions - Pack 1

This resource contains five engaging fiction comprehension passages for KS3 students, each carefully written at three different levels (easy, medium, hard). Every passage is around 400 words and comes with 5–7 comprehension questions pitched to the level, making them ideal for differentiation, mixed-ability groups, homework, cover lessons, or in-lesson work.

What’s included:

Five fiction texts across a range of themes and genres:

Adventure in the Forest

Mystery at the Seaside

Journey on the Train

Dystopian City

The Race

Three differentiated versions of each passage (easy, medium, hard) to support all learners.

Targeted comprehension questions for each level, encouraging retrieval, inference, analysis, and evaluation.

Approx. 400 words per passage, giving students substantial practice with longer texts.

Why this resource?

Perfect for KS3 English comprehension practice.

Ready-to-use for in-lesson activities, homework, literacy intervention, and cover work.

Encourages close reading, critical thinking, and confidence in tackling unseen texts.

Differentiation built-in: support weaker readers while stretching more able pupils.

This is Pack One of a series, with two other packs also available, each containing five additional fiction passages with three levels and comprehension questions.

This is a flexible and time-saving resource that supports literacy skills, reading comprehension, and English curriculum development.