Wondering how to make reading more exciting? This Holes by Louis Sachar resource is great in providing a range of questions that are organised into content domain to allow a focus on one or more specific skills, and this resource also includes questions for more in-depth written answer practice.

This fasinating Holes by Louis Sachar resource, tells the story of a boy accused of stealing. A judge sentences him to 7 months in a camp where a tyrannical warden has the boys digging holes that appear random.

This Holes Chapter 7 reading comprehension can be used individually, in groups or as a class and, where needed, content domains can be separated out and focused on, or all the domains can be covered collectively.

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.