KS2 English textbook

Chapter 7: Reading fiction

Strand Reading
Level Year 3
Practice 91 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 2 English, Year 3. Content: Listen to, discuss and read a range of fiction, including fairy stories, myths and legends; retell some of them, Check that a text makes sense and explain the meaning of words in context, Retrieve information and key details from a story, Identify characters, setting and plot, Draw inferences about feelings, thoughts and motives from actions and speech, and give evidence, Predict what might happen from details that are stated and implied, Identify themes and conventions in fables, myths and traditional tales, Ask questions to improve understanding of a text, and take turns in discussion.

Open Year 3 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Find a detail in a story and check it in the text
Name the characters and the setting of a story, and explain a word from its context
Put the events of a story in order, and name the beginning, the problem and the ending
Work out how a character feels from what they do and say, and quote the evidence
Predict what will happen next, using clues the writer states or implies
Recognise a fable, a myth or a traditional tale, and name its theme or lesson

You should already know

Reading and retelling simple stories (Year 2)
Clauses and conjunctions, and their use in stories (Chapter 4)
Past and present tense, and paragraphs (Chapter 6)

Where this leads

Reading poetry and plays, and words that catch the reader's interest (Chapter 8)
Reading non-fiction and retrieving facts (Chapter 9)
Writing stories with characters, setting and plot (Chapter 10)

Lessons in this chapter

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Practise with real exam questions

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