Year 7 Reading Comprehension – Oliver Twist (KS3 English)
This KS3 reading comprehension resource uses a carefully adapted extract from Oliver Twist to strengthen key reading and analytical skills in Year 7.
Pupils engage with Oliver’s early experiences in London, examining his meeting with the Artful Dodger and Fagin and exploring how Dickens creates an atmosphere of tension, threat and unease. The tasks guide students through understanding meaning beyond the literal, encouraging thoughtful inference and use of evidence.
Designed to span two structured lessons, the resource moves from supported skill-building activities to an extended comprehension assessment, helping pupils gain confidence in responding to literary texts at lower KS3 level.
What’s included:
- 44-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets
- A modified Oliver Twist extract suitable for lower KS3 readers
- Step-by-step support for inference and close textual analysis
- Language-focused tasks exploring Dickens’ use of verbs, adjectives and figurative language
- Activities analysing structure and how suspense is developed
- Clear guidance on selecting, embedding and punctuating quotations
- An exam-style comprehension task with mark breakdowns
- Comprehensive model answers for assessment, feedback or independent learning
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