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Reading Comprehension Strategies
Explains the three kinds of comprehension questions (literal, inferential and evaluative) and the strategies good readers use before,…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
Comprehension ExerciseYear 6Level 2 · Standard
Free Year 6 Students Give Creek a Second Chance — Reading Comprehension
A news-style article about a primary school environment club cleaning up a local creek. Students locate facts and quotes, infer what people mean by what they say, and learn how journalists structure a report. Ends with a summary and a persuasive paragraph.
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- Year
- Year 6
- Subject
- English
- Topic
- Reading Comprehension
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Estimated time
- 25 minutes
- Curriculum
- New Zealand Curriculum
- Questions
- 14
- Answers
- Included, with working
- Format
- PDF (A4) + print
Students will practise
- locating facts and quotes in a news article
- inferring meaning from quoted speech
- identifying the purpose of details in a report
- summarising a text in a few sentences
Curriculum: New Zealand Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.
What's next?
Completed: Students Give Creek a Second Chance — Reading Comprehension
How to use this comprehension exercise
- Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
- Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
- Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
- Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.
Common questions
Who is this comprehension exercise for?
Year 6 students (typically ages 10–11) working on reading comprehension. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.
Are the answers included?
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.
How long does it take?
About 25 minutes for 14 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
Do I need to sign up to download?
No. Click Download Free PDF and it opens immediately. It is free for personal, classroom and homeschool use.
What should we do next?
Try Matariki — Reading Comprehension.
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Year 6 · English · Reading Comprehension
Students Give Creek a Second Chance — Reading Comprehension
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Student name:
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Read the article twice. Then answer the questions, quoting the text where you can.
Part A — Right there in the text
Find each answer in the article.
1.How many students took part in the clean-up?[1 mark]
2.Who organised the clean-up?[1 mark]
- Athe local council
- Bthe Year 6 and 7 environment club
- CMayor Linda Tran
- DFrank Mancini
3.What did the club ask the council for?[1 mark]
4.What was the most common item of rubbish found?[1 mark]
- Achip packets
- Bshopping trolleys
- Cplastic drink bottles
- Dsoft-drink cans
5.How often will the club return to the creek?[1 mark]
6.Why are the students planting native grasses along the bank?[1 mark]
Part B — Reading between the lines
Use evidence from the article to explain your answers.
7.What does the Mayor mean when she says every bag of rubbish removed is 'a bag that will never reach the ocean'?[2 marks]
8.What does the canteen campaign tell you about what the students learnt from the clean-up?[2 marks]
9.Why does the reporter include Frank Mancini's memory of catching yabbies?[2 marks]
10.Why do you think the council workers, not the students, removed the tyres and trolleys?[2 marks]
Preview — the PDF contains the full resource and answer sheet.
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