Year 5 reading comprehension: an original set of instructions with 15 multiple-choice questions, KS2 reading domains and a full answer key. No prep needed.

How to Build a Bug Hotel – A practical guide to building a pallet bug hotel with a class or family: choosing the right spot, building the frame, filling the ‘rooms’ and watching for guests. Combines clear instructions with explanation of which minibeasts use which materials and why. Facts checked against wildlife charity guidance.

What’s included (12-page PDF):

• Original set of instructions (713 words) with numbered paragraphs, written for Year 5 readers
• Word bank of useful vocabulary
• Pupil question sheet: 15 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 reasons behind each step
• The writer’s extended hotel metaphor
• Layout features: subheadings, lists and bold text
• Summarising the introduction

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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.