A three-day diary recount of a Year 5 school camp: kayaking on the lake, a night walk to see glow-worms and a ruru calling in the dark. Students track events in time order, infer how the writer's feelings change and look at the features of a recount, then write a diary entry of their own.
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Curriculum: New Zealand Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.
Completed: School Camp Diary — Reading Comprehension
Year 5 students (typically ages 9–10) working on reading comprehension. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.
About 25 minutes for 11 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Year 5 · English · Reading Comprehension
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Read the diary first. Then answer the questions in order.
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