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

The Seaside at Dawn – Creep down to the beach with a child and their mum before sunrise, and watch the silent grey seaside burst into colour and life. A rich descriptive text full of the senses, similes and a clear change of atmosphere.

What’s included (10-page PDF):

• Original descriptive text (568 words) with numbered paragraphs, 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
• Inference about the narrator
• Order of events
• Effect of similes
• How the atmosphere changes through the text
• The writer’s purpose

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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.