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

Planning the Surprise Party – Miss Lane is leaving, and three friends want to give her the best surprise party ever. But Ollie wants a bouncy castle, Aisha wants something quiet and Kai wants to sing. Can they agree in time? A lively two-scene playscript about teamwork and compromise.

What’s included (10-page PDF):

• Original playscript (567 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 in context, including stage directions
• Inference about characters’ reasons and actions
• Why a playscript is split into scenes
• Effect of a simile
• 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.