4 free reading comprehension resources for Year 6: 4 worksheets. Answers included.
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In Year 6, Year 6 consolidates primary maths: operations with fractions and decimals, percentages, integers, order of operations and probability.
Students will practise: locating information under subheadings; explaining cause and effect in a scientific text; interpreting the author's purpose and tone; summarising a process in your own words; following plot clues to understand a twist; inferring characters' thoughts and feelings; analysing how an author builds suspense; writing in role from a character's point of view.
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…
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At Year 6, our resources focus on: locating information under subheadings; explaining cause and effect in a scientific text; interpreting the author's purpose and tone; summarising a process in your own words.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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