Year 3 Reading Comprehension – The Selfish Giant

KS2 The Selfish Giant reading comprehension

Introduce pupils to a much-loved classic with this engaging KS2 The Selfish Giant reading comprehension. Based on an extract from The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, this classic reading comprehension follows the Giant as he returns home to find children playing in his beautiful garden. After selfishly building a wall to keep them out, his garden remains trapped in winter while the rest of the countryside welcomes spring. Pupils explore themes of kindness, selfishness, friendship and change through this timeless story.

Perfect for Lower KS2 reading comprehension, KS2 Year 3 reading comprehension and KS2 Year 4 reading comprehension, this KS2 reading comprehension worksheet includes an engaging fiction extract followed by carefully structured questions that develop retrieval, vocabulary, inference, prediction, sequencing and explanation skills. Pupils use evidence from the text to justify their answers while exploring character motives, symbolism and descriptive language.

Ideal for guided reading, whole-class reading, independent practice, interventions or homework, this classic literature reading comprehension also supports learning about The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde, classic fiction, traditional stories, reading for pleasure and developing deeper comprehension skills. Explore our full collection of KS2 Reading Comprehension Worksheets for more engaging fiction and non-fiction reading comprehensions.