A diamond has disappeared from the class museum display — can your pupils solve the mystery?

The Lost Diamond is an engaging detective-themed Year 2 reading comprehension activity designed to develop key reading skills while making comprehension feel fun and purposeful.

Pupils read an original mystery passage, follow the clues and use evidence from the text to solve the case.

The resource includes three differentiated levels of challenge:

• Support – accessible retrieval questions and straightforward evidence finding
• Core – retrieval, inference and full-sentence comprehension questions
• Stretch – deeper inference, reasoning and evidence-based explanations

Skills covered include:
• Retrieval and evidence finding
• Inference
• Vocabulary in context
• Reading comprehension
• Explaining answers using evidence
• Summarising information

A complete answer guide is included to make marking quick and easy.

Perfect for:
• Guided reading
• Whole-class English lessons
• Independent work
• Intervention groups
• Homework
• Early finishers