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Worksheets and reading packs
Comprehension packs, short reading passages and grammar guides. All free, all yours to print as many times as you like.
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Reading and understanding
Comprehension packs
Each one is a piece of writing with questions about it, in the VIPERS format most primary schools use. The stages run roughly youngest to oldest.
- The Pied PiperA comprehension pack built around the story, using the VIPERS questions schools use.Stage 2 · 2.9 MB PDF
- The Magic MirrorReading and comprehension questions, same format as the Pied Piper pack.Stage 2 · 1.8 MB PDF
- Around the WorldVocabulary focus and VIPERS questions, a step up from the stage 2 packs.Stage 3 · 0.3 MB PDF
- Mythical CountriesShangri-La and other places that may or may not have existed, with comprehension questions.Stage 3 · 2.0 MB PDF
- Year 6 reading packThe longest of the packs, for children working at Year 6 level.Stage 6 · 4.0 MB PDF
Shorter ones
Reading passages
A page each. Good for a ten-minute go rather than a whole session.
- Blue birdsA short passage with questions.0.1 MB PDF
- PenguinsA short passage with questions.0.1 MB PDF
- LeopardsA short passage with questions.0.1 MB PDF
- Going to schoolA short passage with questions.0.1 MB PDF
- A trip to the aquariumA short passage with questions.0.4 MB PDF
- Winning isn't everythingA short passage with questions.0.1 MB PDF
How the words work
Grammar guides
- The eight parts of speechNouns, adjectives and the other six, each with examples. The one to start with.1.4 MB PDF
- Figures of speechSimiles, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration and the rest.2.6 MB PDF
- Figures of speech — slidesThe same ground as a PowerPoint, if you would rather present it than print it.11.4 MB PowerPoint
Where to start
Placement tests
If you are not sure which level to pick, these will tell you.
- Reading testFor working out roughly where a child is before you start.Word document
- Spelling testThe companion to the reading test.Word document
Stuck on where to begin?
Bring your child to the hub and we will go through it with you. No appointment needed — monday to saturday, 10am–4pm.
These sit alongside the free reading, spelling and times tables pages, which work on screen rather than on paper.