Reading Retrieval Prompt Cards

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Reading Retrieval Prompt Cards: Portrait A4 header 'Reading Retrieval Prompt Cards' with scissors/cut marks; grid of 12 rectangular cards separated by dashed cut lines. Each card is numbered in a coloured circular badge, shows a bold question (large font), a simple coloured icon (person, map pin, clock, book, thinking face, warning triangle, key, flag, magnifying glass, quote marks, notebook/pencil, lightbulb) and one short explanatory line beneath (small-medium font). Colour-coded numbers and...

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This A4 sheet contains 12 colourful, numbered prompt cards (cut-apart) with a short question, an icon and a one-line reminder of what to do (e.g. 'Who is this about? — Identify a main character'). It is designed to help students practise retrieving information, finding evidence, summarising and making simple inferences from a text. The language on each card is concise and supported by icons to aid comprehension and quick reference.

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