This reading comprehension exemplar, ‘Diamonds: Treasures Underground’ provides a model of a completed reading comprehension worksheet. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall the main ideas and draw conclusions.
This kids news activity, ‘Different Toys For Girls And Boys?’ reports on gender stereotyping in the marketing of toys.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dino Eggs by the Dozen’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the discovery of dinosaur eggs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dino Eggs by the Dozen’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the discovery of dinosaur eggs.
This article, ‘All About Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Footprints’, describes the dinosaur stampede at Lark Quarry in Australia. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of natural history and includes colourful and engaging images.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Dinosaurs with Feathers’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about dinosaur fossils found in China.
This kids news activity, ‘Director James Cameron Goes To Earth’s Deepest Point’ is about Cameron’s solo dive, in a submarine, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Do Athletes Make Too Much Money’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the incomes of athletes.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Do Girls Know Best?’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Zoya Ahmadi’s new book.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Do Kids Look Up to Athletes Too Much?’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the appropriateness of athletes as role models.
This kids news activity, ‘Does Ancient Antarctic Lake Hold Secrets To Life In Outer Space?’ is about the discovery of a lake buried under the ice, that may hold clues to life on other planets .
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dogs’ asks students to answer questions about different dog breeds. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and form opinions.
This content area reading activity, ‘Dogs in France’ is an English based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to learn how to use generalisations.
This article, ‘Dogs in Space’, describes the first dog to go to space. It provides factual information about this mission and features a photograph of Laika.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Dogs with Jobs’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about working dogs. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in an informative text in order to ascertain the meaning and usage of individual words and phrases.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Dolley Madison’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about this US first lady. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at words in …More
The report, ‘Dolphins and Porpoises’ compares and contrasts these two marine mammals, describing their appearance and behaviour. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Don’t Ever Kiss a Peacock!’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions about a birthday party at the zoo.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Dragonflies and Damselflies’, provides information about dragonflies and damselflies. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This content area reading activity, ‘Dragonology’ is an English based reading comprehension exercise encouraging students to understand the purpose of a book review.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: Dreamtime Stories’, describes Aboriginal Australians’ relationship with animals. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian Aboriginal culture and includes colourful and engaging images.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Early American Artists’ asks students to answer questions about different American artists. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and form opinions.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Early Women Drivers Who Dared to Be Different’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the first women to drive from coast-to-coast across America. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Earth’s Water’ asks students to answer questions about the water on and in Earth. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Earthquakes’ asks students to answer questions about earthquakes and the San Andreas fault zone. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Eating Healthy Treats’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about healthy snacks. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to think about text organisation, to look at language used in informative text and to recall information.
This kids news activity, ‘Eating Like They Do In The Mediterranean Is Good For Your Heart’ reports on research suggesting a link between a Mediterranean diet and heart health.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Editorial on The Paralympics’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a newspaper editorial about the importance of these games. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically …More
This kids news activity, ‘ Egyptian Leader Backs Off On Strict Controls’ reports on the Arab Spring protests in Egypt and the leader Mohamed Morsi.
The biography, ‘Eleanor Roosevelt’ tells of the life, times, and achievements of an important American first lady. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Elephants Talk to Her’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Katy Payne, a scientist who studies the sounds animals make.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Elephants Talk to Her’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Katy Payne, a scientist who studies the sounds animals make.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Elephants Talk to Her’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Katy Payne, a scientist who studies the sounds animals make.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Eliza Lucas Pinckney’, features a biographical text about America’s first important agriculturalist. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, cause and effect, validity, importance, drawing a conclusion, sequence, detail, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Elizabeth Blackwell’, features a biographical text about the first female doctor in the United States. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, detail, making a judgment, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Ellis Island’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about this historic place. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text and to clarify their meaning, as well as draw conclusions and form opinions about the text as a whole in order …More
This kids news activity, ‘England’s Future Monarch Born In 2013’ reports on the media and public interest in the lead up to the birth of a new royal baby.
This kids news activity, ‘EU Donates Peace Prize Money To Children Affected By War’ is about the Nobel Peace Prize 2012, and the decision to give the funds to organisations helping children in war zones.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Exploring the Deep’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist who explores the ocean.
This article, ‘Antarctic Discovery: Exploring the End of the World’, provides information about the discovery of Antarctica. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical and historical awareness and includes colourful and engaging images.
This kids news activity, ‘Extreme Skydiver Breaks World Records With Dive From Near Space’ is about Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking high-altitude jump and his other daring feats.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Fair Laws for All!’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about US immigration laws. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at words …More
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Family Names’, describes different names for animal families. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Fast Facts – A Capital Idea’ provides students with factual information about Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The article outlines some key facts and statistics about Canberra and its history, and includes a detailed map of the city featuring the main cultural and political landmarks. This great resource can be used to develop students’ …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Fearless Fashion’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about compulsory school uniforms.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Finders Keepers’, explains how to catch insects for observation. It provides factual information about different insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Dinosaurs: Finding Dinosaur Bones’, explains what palaeontologists do with dinosaur bones. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of natural history and includes colourful and engaging images.
This kids news activity, ‘First Human Colony Planned For Mars’ reports on an international project to establish a human settlement on Mars.
This article, ‘All About Sea Creatures: Fish’, provides information about fish. It features interesting facts and colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Bushfires: Flame Wars’, provides information about bushfires. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
The paired texts, ‘Flamingos’ and ‘Sunset Birds’ provide a factual and a poetic description of flamingos. They provide opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘Endangered: Flatback Turtles’, provides information about this endangered species. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Florida Kids Crush Out Smoking’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about teen smoking.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Flying Families’, profiles different types of animal families that fly together. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Sharks: Food Chain’, provides information about the diet of sharks and the diet of their prey. The full-colour illustrations provide a vivid description of the food chain and examples of the species involved.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Food for Thought’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about canteen food in schools.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Foods I Eat Part I’ asks students to match simple sentences to pictures that show different foods. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recognise the association between a picture and a sentence describing it.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Foods I Eat Part II’ asks students to match simple sentences to pictures that show different foods. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recognise the association between a picture and a sentence describing it.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘For One or More Players’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about games in the playground.
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