Are you looking for some in-depth questions to use with Holes by Louis Sachar? This resource is great for providing a range of questions targeted at chapter 17 & 18 of this fascinating story about Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft.

This reading comprehension resource for Holes has questions covering each content domain along with some focused questions to prompt more in-depth written answers. This worksheet is intended to be used alongside chapter 17 & 18 of the published text Holes by Louis Sachar.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• English Year 5 & Year 6: Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what is read.
• English Year 5 & Year 6: Understand what they read by exploring the meaning of words in context; drawing inferences and justifying inferences with evidence; predicting what might happen from details stated and implied; summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and identifying key details that support the main ideas; and identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
• English Year 5 & Year 6: Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader.