Key Stage 2 Comprehension Questions

Please use the comprehension questions to further support your child when reading with them.

Vocabulary Questions

• What does this word/phrase/sentence tell you about the character/setting/mood?
• By writing …, what effect has the author created? Do you think they intended to?
• What other words/phrases could the author have use here? Why?
• How has the author made you feel by writing …? Why?

Retrieval Questions

• Find the … in this text. Is it anywhere else?
• When/where is this story set? How do you know?
• Find the part of the story that best describes the setting.
• What do you think is happening here? Why?
• What might this mean?

Inference Questions

• What do you think … means? Why do you think that? Could it be anything else?
• I think …; do you agree? Why/Why not?
• How do you think … ?
• Can you explain why … ?
• What do these words mean and why do you think that the author chose them?

Prediction Questions

• Can you think of another story with a similar theme? How do their plots differ?
• Which stories have openings like this? Do you think that this story will develop in the same way?
• Why did the author choose this setting? Will that influence the story?

Compare, Contrast and Comment

• What is similar/different about two characters?
• Is this as good as…? Which is better and why?