Year 5 syllabus

Year 5 · English

Comprehension under time

Skim, scan and answer retrieval questions accurately on longer, harder passages.

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Watch the lesson

Year 4 English — Reading: To Retrieve Information from a Text — Grange Primary School

What your child should be able to do

  • Skim a passage for gist in under two minutes
  • Scan for the exact detail a question asks for
  • Quote evidence precisely
  • Pace yourself across a full comprehension paper
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