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

The Science Fair Disaster – The night before the science fair, Rosa, Callum and Dev test their papier-mâché volcano, and it collapses in a foamy, soggy heap. With Grandma’s help, can they turn their disaster into a success? A funny, thoughtful two-scene playscript about teamwork, mistakes and real scientific thinking.

What’s included (13-page PDF):

• Original playscript (732 words) with numbered lines, 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, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h)
• 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’ motives and feelings
• Summarising advice
• Similes and metaphors
• Comparing a character at the start and end
• Prediction based on evidence

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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.