KS3 Reading Comprehension Bundle – Years 7, 8 and 9

KS3 Reading Comprehension Bundle – Years 7, 8 and 9

This comprehensive KS3 English bundle brings together nine complete reading comprehension units, carefully sequenced across Years 7, 8 and 9 to develop pupils’ core reading skills and confidence with both classic and modern texts. Each unit is classroom-ready and designed to support structured lessons, independent practice and assessment-style responses.

The bundle is designed for KS3 English and provides a consistent approach to retrieval, inference, language analysis and extended written responses, while gradually increasing challenge as pupils progress through the key stage.

Units included

Year 7

Oliver Twist – an accessible introduction to classic literature, focusing on inference, character and atmosphere

Out of the Dark – a modern short story unit developing close reading and response skills

No Signal – a gripping contemporary text designed to strengthen quotation use and explanation

Year 8

Great Expectations – developing analytical reading through the novel’s opening scene

Ruby in the Night – a suspenseful modern text supporting inference and language analysis

Walking Away – focused on interpretation, tone and reader response

Year 9

Frankenstein – exploring gothic fiction, structure and language in preparation for GCSE

Jamaica Inn – building confidence with challenging prose, tension and setting

A Gun for Sale – analysing narrative viewpoint, suspense and characterisation

Key features

• Nine complete KS3 comprehension units

• Carefully adapted extracts suitable for Years 7–9

• Clear, scaffolded questions progressing from retrieval to analysis

• Ideal preparation for GCSE English Language reading skills (Year 9 units)

This KS3 Reading Comprehension Bundle offers excellent value and a coherent, progressive approach to teaching reading across the key stage, making it a practical and time-saving resource for English teachers.