Y5 Reading Comprehension: Old Oak Poem

Year 5 reading comprehension: an original poem with 15 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and a full answer key. No prep needed.

The Old Oak Remembers – A free-verse poem in which an ancient oak tree looks back over five hundred years, from forest and knights to railway, storm and town park. Full of personification, metaphor and simile, it is perfect for exploring point of view, structure and how a place changes over time.

What’s included (11-page PDF):

• Original poem (263 words) with numbered lines, written for Year 5 readers
• Word bank of useful vocabulary
• Pupil question sheet: 15 multiple-choice questions (A–E), with no answers showing
• Quick-mark answer grid with every question tagged to its KS2 reading content domain (2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h)
• Full teacher answer key explaining why each answer is right and why every other option is wrong

Skills covered:

• Retrieval
• Vocabulary in context
• Personification, metaphor and simile
• Inference about the oak’s feelings
• Sequencing changes over time
• The effect of repetition
• Predicting from the ending

Ideal for: guided reading, whole-class reading lessons, reading assessment, homework, intervention groups, tutoring and cover lessons.

Questions build from straightforward retrieval to inference and language, so the pack works for a range of readers. British English throughout.

Written by Word Harbour Reading. Original text, created for educational use.