5 free reading resources for Year 6, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Reading comprehension is about more than finding the answer in the text. Students need to read literally (what does it say?), inferentially (what does it mean?) and evaluatively (what do I think, and why?). Each passage here comes with questions at all three levels and model answers for the open ones.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Students learn to tell similes (comparisons using 'like' or 'as') from metaphors (which say one thing is another), explain what figurative…
A passage with questions.
An information report on the world's largest coral reef system, from how coral is built to the causes of bleaching. Students locate facts…
After a storm, Lena finds a message in a bottle on the beach, and the address inside is one she knows very well. Students track the clues,…
A persuasive speech by a Year 6 student council representative asking the school to start a language program. Students identify the…
A holiday park brochure, complete with slogans, testimonials, a special offer and fine print. Students find factual details, work out what…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.