The Banyan Tree (Comprehension)

This resource contains an original short story titled “The Banyan Tree” that is set within the distant regions of Bangladesh. The story tracks the 100-year history of a banyan tree as it observes the change that is happening around it, from an empty field to a populated area, and is meant for the purpose of:

Data Retrieval and Literals
Literals can be divided into two categories:
Literals involving data

Skills: Making inference about the deeper themes of power, transformation, and the interplay between Nature and Humanity.

Vocabulary Development: Exposure to descriptive vocabulary and regional elements.

What’s Included:

A one-page descriptive reading passage.

5 comprehension questions with a focus on comprehension.

Answer key explanation for teachers/parents.

Learning Objective: The skill of developing fluency in reading in addition to the extraction of information from a narrative passage is the learning objective of this exercise.