Year 3 · English · Reading · Free Printable

Reading Comprehension (Fiction)

Help Year 3 students read a fiction text and answer literal and inferential comprehension questions.

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Learning Intention

Students will read a fiction text and answer both literal and inferential comprehension questions.

Australian Curriculum

AC9E3LY05

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features.

Teacher Notes

Read the text together first. Discuss characters and events before students answer the questions independently.

Skills Practised

  • Literal comprehension
  • Inferential thinking
  • Finding evidence in the text
  • Understanding characters and events