Reading comprehension on 'Oliver Twist'

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Heather Swinnerton
Reading comprehension
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Prose: Understanding a prose text
Resource type
Worksheet
Author
Charles Dickens
Genre
Fiction
Time period
Pre-1900

Students are given the famous extract from 'Oliver Twist' where Oliver asks for more. They then answer three comprehension questions which require them to select relevant information, read between the lines and focus on language and effects. Ideal introduction to the reading skills required for GCSE.

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Lucy Hewitt, Publishing Manager

21/01/2021

Hi
Thanks for the resource
I was wondering if there is a chance I could get the key to the questions so as to check my answers . I’m am an EFL teacher in Spain and literature is not my field of expertise . Thanks

Esteban Montesinos Fuster

05/12/2020

Superb practice sheet for teaching writer's choice and effects!

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