Year 6 reading comprehension: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'
Comprehensive PowerPoint and worksheets to consolidate learning in preparation for the SATs reading comprehension paper.
The PowerPoint uses the text 'The Phantom Tollbooth' by Norton Juster as inspiration and content for all of the questions. This helps children to understand the types of questions they might answer for this SATs paper and also support them in the accuracy of their responses.
The questions are based on using the VIPERS technique to ensure clarity around question types and their contexts. This resource also enables children to feel more familiar with SATs style questions and to help broaden vocabulary which supports their learning across the SATs papers.
The answers for all questions are included on the last two PowerPoint slides.
What's included?
This resource features SATs reading comprehension questions, organised by chapter, using the VIPERS technique. Choose from:
- Free printable worksheet of reading comprehension questions and answers
- Editable worksheet (subscribers only) to adapt and customise
- Step-by-step PowerPoint (subscribers only) including key vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter.
How to use The Phantom Tollbooth year 6 reading comprehension questions
This PowerPoint year 6 SATs reading comprehension resource is useful at any point during your SATS preparation time with children. You can use it after reading some of 'The Phantom Tollbooth' to help explore the different types of questions the children may answer in the reading comprehension paper.
It may also be helpful to use this resource towards the end of your time preparing the students for SATs, so that they can refresh their understanding of questions types and build confidence around answering each question.
The answer sheet supports and extends the children's knowledge about response quality and how to improve this ahead of the final SATS reading comprehension paper.
Looking for more like this?
For more resources that support students to engage effectively with year 6 SATs reading comprehension, try:
- KS2 SATs poem reading practice - Throwing a Tree
- The Iron Man - reading comprehension
- Why the Whales Came reading comprehension
Browse more reading resources in our Comprehension section.
A sample from the resource:
‘And in smaller letters at the bottom, it concluded:
results are not guaranteed, but if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded.’ p.17
Which word means completely?
‘One genuine turnpike tollbooth to be erected according to directions.’ p.16
Which word means real?
What word would describe the mood the author wants you/Milo to feel in this chapter?
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What other events made you/ Milo feel similar? Pick one.
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