The Princess and the Pea Reading Comprehension | Differentiated Worksheets

Suggested ages: 5–9. Choose activities to suit the child’s reading confidence; beginning readers may need adult support.

Explore The Princess and the Pea with this illustrated reading comprehension booklet, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. Children read the complete story on one page, with six original illustrations and numbered sections, then practise retrieval, vocabulary, sequencing, inference and explaining their ideas.

What’s included:

• One-page illustrated story with six numbered parts

• Retrieval questions: multiple choice and short answers

• Vocabulary matching and sentence completion

• Event sequencing and true-or-false activities

• Inference and personal-response questions

• Two picture-supported “Read and choose” pages

• Teacher notes and complete answers

Two activity levels help you support different learners with the same story. Children can point, tick, match, discuss or write. Ideal for shared reading, guided reading, literacy centres and home learning.

Format: 12-page PDF | A4 portrait | Black-and-white student pages | Reading text included—no separate book required.

Which pack should I choose?

Read & Sequence: illustrated reading cards, ordering events and making a small storybook.

Reading & Comprehension — this pack: understanding the story through questions, vocabulary and reading activities.

Sequence & Write: picture sequencing, story mapping and retelling aloud and in writing.

Each pack is sold separately and can be used on its own. For one teacher’s classroom or personal home use; additional teachers require their own licence.