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Reading Detective

Reading Detective is a five-case Year 2 English activity book mapped to the DfE National Curriculum for reading comprehension. Children read one short original story and then find the facts, make simple inferences, work out the meaning of words in context, and put the events in order. Every question is auto-marked on screen, or the whole book can be printed with a full answer key. Includes teacher, parent and pupil notes and is fully SEND-friendly with high-contrast and large-text modes.

Key stage

Key Stage 1

Subject

English

Time

~20 min

Access

Free

Format

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You're going to read a short story about a lost kitten and then work through five reading cases. Answer on screen and I'll check your reading straight away, or print the book and solve it on paper. Take your time — real detectives always read the story again!

This is a Year 2 reading comprehension activity book built around one short story. Read the passage aloud together first, then encourage your child to look back at the words to find each answer rather than guessing from memory.

A five-case Year 2 activity book covering DfE reading comprehension: retrieval, simple inference, vocabulary in context and sequencing, all drawn from one short passage. Cases 1–4 are auto-marked; Case 5 is an open home reading task. Suitable for guided or independent use.

Most pages are checked together with the "Check my answers" button, which marks every response and gives feedback. Case 5 is open-ended and is not auto-marked — check it against the answer sheet notes.

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