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SSR Reading Comprehension Checkpoint

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SSR Reading Comprehension Checkpoint

Student reading in library

📚 WALT: Check our reading comprehension and identify language features

Success Criteria: I can demonstrate understanding of my text, identify figurative language, and analyse sentence structures.

Instructions: Complete this checkpoint based on the text you are currently reading during SSR. Use clear, well-spaced writing. Take your time to think about each answer.

1. What is the title and author of the text you are reading?

Title: _________________________ Author: _________________________

2. Which type of text are you reading?

Novel

Short story

Poetry

Non-fiction

3. Briefly summarise what you have read in the last 10 minutes (2-3 sentences):
4. Self-Assessment: How well do you understand what you've read?

Very well - I understand everything

Mostly well - I understand most parts

Some parts - I need to re-read sections

Not well - I need help with this text

🎨 Language Features Hunt

5. Find ONE example of figurative language from your text and write it below:
6. What type of figurative language is your example?

Simile (comparison using 'like' or 'as')

Metaphor (direct comparison without 'like' or 'as')

Personification (giving human qualities to non-human things)

Other: ________________

7. Explain what this figurative language means or why the author used it:
8. Copy a sentence from your text that interests you:
9. What type of sentence structure is your example?

Simple sentence (one main idea)

Compound sentence (two ideas joined by 'and', 'but', 'or')

Complex sentence (main idea + dependent clause)

🎯 Extension & Reflection

10. For Advanced Learners: Identify the mood or atmosphere the author creates. Give specific examples from the text to support your answer:
11. What will you focus on in your next reading session?

Understanding character development

Following the plot more carefully

Looking for more language features

Improving my reading speed

Other: ________________

12. Rate your reading session today:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (Circle your rating)

Differentiation Support:

• If you need support, ask your teacher for help with questions 5-7

• For dyslexic readers: Use audiobooks alongside text, take breaks every 10 minutes

• Advanced readers: Complete question 10 and consider how the author's techniques compare to other texts you've read

✏️ Grammar Skills Exercises

13. Identify and correct the subject-verb agreement in the following sentences:

1. The group of students were excited about their project. (Correct: The group of students was excited about their project.)

2. The team have won the championship. (Correct: The team has won the championship.)

14. Use proper punctuation marks to correct the following sentences:

1. What time is it I need to leave soon (Correct: What time is it? I need to leave soon.)

2. She said she would come however she was busy (Correct: She said she would come; however, she was busy.)

15. Differentiate between the following homophones by using them in sentences:

1. Their / There / They’re

2. To / Two / Too

16. Construct a simple sentence using the following words: "dog," "run," "park."

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