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This Daughter of the Sun reading activity will help your children understand Year 5 reading comprehension text, it contains an extract from a moving fable of a mother and her young daughter who is blessed with the power of the sun, it contains an extract from a story set during World War II about a Jewish mother and sons hiding from persecution in Nazi Germany while planning their escape to England, along with a choice of questions covering eight reading content domains and questions for more in-depth written answer practice. We've also included some more in-depth questions for more detailed written answers.

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.