Are you looking for some in-depth questions to use with The Last Wild by Piers Torday? This resource is great for providing a range of questions targeted at chapter 9 of the fascinating story about a boy who is mute but has discovered that he can communicate with animals.

This reading comprehension activity the last wild has questions covering each content domain along with some focused questions to prompt more in-depth answers. This worksheet is intended to be used alongside chapter 9 of the published text The Last Wild by Piers Torday.

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.