Reading comprehension for Years 4, 5 and 6

• A map for Grandad

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Designing a bird poster

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Following a recipe

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• How a seed travels

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Keeping pond water clean

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The last seat

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The library key

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The night bakery

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The paper bridge

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Rain after school

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• A fair test for insulation

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• A room after music

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Reading a weather chart

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The empty caption

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The harbour bell

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The life of a library book

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The platform clock

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The second notice

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The unfinished path

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Why labels matter

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• A design for every reader

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Reading an old diary

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Repairing the footpath

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The last light in the workshop

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The loan of a compass

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The quiet rehearsal

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The returned envelope

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The sound behind the wall

  fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• The tide line

  poetry · 6 questions with answers and explanations

• Two reports, one survey

  non-fiction · 6 questions with answers and explanations

Read the passage once for the main idea. Answer the questions, looking back at the words that support each choice. Check the explanations together, especially when an answer is an inference rather than a detail stated in the text. Each page also has a printable PDF with a separate answer section.