Year 6 Reading Comprehension Texts Pack 2

High-quality Year 6 reading comprehension texts with engaging fiction and non-fiction, carefully written questions and detailed mark schemes for regular reading practice.

Give Year 6 pupils regular opportunities to develop their reading comprehension skills with this collection of four carefully written texts and accompanying questions.

Designed specifically for Year 6, these activities provide focused practice with the reading skills pupils need to read closely, understand unfamiliar texts and explain their ideas.

What’s included?
✔ 4 complete Year 6 reading comprehension texts
✔ A varied selection of fiction and non-fiction
✔ Carefully structured comprehension questions
✔ Retrieval and inference questions
✔ Vocabulary questions in context
✔ Sequencing and whole-text questions
✔ Detailed teacher mark schemes
✔ Separate text, question and answer materials
✔ Short, focused activities that can be completed in around 20 minutes

Ideal for Year 6
These reading comprehension texts are designed to be used throughout the school year and are suitable for:
✔ Whole-class reading
✔ Guided reading
✔ Reading intervention
✔ Reading booster groups
✔ Independent comprehension practice
✔ Homework
✔ Early morning work
✔ Additional reading practice

The short format makes it easy to build regular comprehension practice into your Year 6 timetable without needing to commit to a full reading lesson or lengthy comprehension paper.

Carefully written for Year 6 readers
The texts have been created with the reading demands of Year 6 in mind, including vocabulary, sentence structure, inference and understanding information that is not always stated explicitly.

The questions are deliberately varied, giving pupils opportunities to retrieve information, work out vocabulary in context, make inferences, connect ideas and support their answers with evidence from the text.

Texts included
Text 1: The Old Photograph – Modern fiction
A child’s curiosity is sparked by an old photograph, leading to a small mystery and a surprising discovery.

Text 2: The Fossil Hunter – Biography / non-fiction
Discover the life and work of Mary Anning and her remarkable contribution to the study of fossils.

Text 3: The Message – Historical fiction
Set in Victorian London, Thomas must make his way through crowded streets to deliver an important message.

Text 4: The Empty House – Modern fiction
A seemingly abandoned house raises questions when a child begins to notice signs that someone may still be inside.

Twenty Minute Texts – Pack 1 is also available, or save with the Year 6 Reading Comprehension Texts – Packs 1 & 2 Bundle.