📝 Comprehension Skills

Reading Comprehension Stories

Original stories with questions, vocabulary, parent tips and a print button — for every year group from Year 3 to Year 11.

22 original stories
10 questions each
Years 3–11
Free & printable

What Are These Stories?

Each page is a complete comprehension lesson — an original short story followed by 10 questions covering retrieval, inference, vocabulary and reasoning. Questions increase in depth from Year 3 through to Year 11, mirroring the skills tested at KS2 SATs and GCSE.

Every story includes a vocabulary section, parent tips and a print button so you can work through it on paper. All content is free with no login required.

Year 3Ages 7–8

Year 4Ages 8–9

Year 5Ages 9–10

Year 6Ages 10–11

Year 7Ages 11–12

Year 8Ages 12–13

Year 9Ages 13–14

Year 10Ages 14–15

Year 11Ages 15–16