The Human Body Reading Comprehension Pack

I have created these reading comprehension texts and questions to support Year 5 pupils while learning about the human body.

The pack includes a range of fiction and non-fiction texts designed to give children varied reading experiences while deepening their scientific understanding. Each text links to key knowledge from the science curriculum but can also be used as a stand-alone comprehension activity for English lessons.

What’s included:

A range of high-quality texts (both fiction and non-fiction)

Question sets focusing on key reading skills: retrieval, inference, vocabulary, explanation, and summarising

SEND-friendly sheets to support accessibility and differentiation

How to use:
These comprehension activities are ideal for whole-class reading, guided reading groups, or independent comprehension practice. They work perfectly alongside a Science unit on the human body or as cross-curricular English tasks.