If you've made your way to chapter 24 of Louis Sachar's Holes and are looking for a great selection of questions to use in your guided reading session, look no further than this Holes Chapter 24 Reading Skills pack! As you read through with your class or smaller group, enjoy using the first section of the pack, which provides a wide selection of comprehension questions arranged by reading content domain and covering all eight of them. Answers are provided to make things quick and easy!

You may also like to use the written answer practice sheet we've included in this pack. The questions here mimic the ones found in SATs reading papers and thus are a great way to introduce your children to this style. The questions also help pupils to grow in skill and confidence when producing longer written answers. Again, everything comes with answers on a separate sheet. Ideal!

• 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.