Year 4 reading comprehension: an original playscript with 10 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and a full answer key. No prep needed.

The Class Pet Weekend – Twins Maya and Max are trusted to look after Biscuit, the Year 4 guinea pig, for the weekend. Then the doorbell rings, and Biscuit vanishes! A funny two-scene playscript with clear stage directions, perfect for reading aloud in groups.

What’s included (10-page PDF):

• Original playscript (623 words) with numbered lines, written for Year 4 readers
• Word bank of useful vocabulary
• Pupil question sheet: 10 multiple-choice questions (A–E), with no answers showing
• Quick-mark answer grid with every question tagged to its KS2 reading content domain (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2f, 2g)
• Full teacher answer key explaining why each answer is right and why every other option is wrong

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Skills covered:

• Retrieval
• Vocabulary and idioms in context
• Inference about characters’ feelings and actions
• How a playscript is laid out (stage directions)
• Effect of repetition
• Main message

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Ideal for: guided reading, whole-class reading lessons, reading assessment, homework, intervention groups, tutoring and cover lessons.

Questions build from straightforward retrieval to inference and language, so the pack works for a range of readers. British English throughout.

Written by Word Harbour Reading. Original text, created for educational use.