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Comprehension activities don’t need to be dull – try out some of these quick ideas from Nicky and Ginny of Morris and Simmons Education, then put children’s knowledge and understanding to the test with a class quiz finale.

Sports Day on Mount Olympus provides heaps of opportunities for exploring language in a fun and engaging way. The story is full of colourful expression, simile and hyperbole – and children will enjoy being language detectives and identifying the different writing techniques that the author uses.

Use this activity sheet to help children devise their own questions in a class quiz on Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls. 

It is important to have your own ideas about stories and sometimes there are no right and wrong answers. 

Let the children demonstrate how well they’ve understood Space Story: Miss Wacky’s Day Out with these comprehension questions.