Places in the City - KS1 Reading Comprehension Pack

This KS1 reading comprehension pack is designed to help young learners develop early reading and understanding skills through the familiar theme of places in the city.

It includes 20 ready-to-print PDFs, each focusing on a different everyday location:

• Hospital
• Supermarket
• Post Office
• Train Station
• Bus Station
• Fire Station
• Park
• Library
• Museum
• Café
• Swimming pool
• Stadium
• Cinema
• Shopping centre
• Police station
• Restaurant
• Bakery
• Pharmacy
• Zoo
• School

Each PDF contains:

• A short, child-friendly reading text about a place in the city
• A clear picture of the place to support understanding
• Three comprehension questions, featuring key question words in bold (e.g., what, where, when) to support early question-word recognition
• Two copies of the same worksheet per page, making it easy to print, trim and distribute

This pack is ideal for KS1 learners, emerging readers, EAL pupils, guided reading sessions, or independent comprehension practice. The simple format and visual support make it accessible and engaging for young children while helping them build confidence in reading for meaning.

Updates:
23/11/2025: Reading sheets about the swimming pool, the stadium, the cinema, the shopping centre, the police station, the restaurant, the bakery, the pharmacy, the zoo and the school, were added to the pack.

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