Year 5 reading comprehension: an original information text with 15 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and a full answer key. No prep needed.
Our Solar System – Take a journey from the blazing Sun to icy Neptune, past rocky planets, giant storms, rings of ice and a dwarf planet called Pluto. A fact-checked information text that links to the Year 5 science topic Earth and Space.
What’s included (12-page PDF):
- Original information text (724 words) with numbered paragraphs, 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, 2c, 2d, 2f, 2g, 2h)
- Full teacher answer key explaining why each answer is right and why every other option is wrong
Skills covered:
- Retrieving facts
- Vocabulary in context, including technical words
- Inference and explanation of causes
- Summarising a section
- Metaphor and figurative language in non-fiction
- How a mnemonic helps the reader
- Comparing groups of planets
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.
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