Reading: The Escape Artist
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What this worksheet covers
Reading: The Escape Artist is a seven-question Class 5 worksheet on the escape artist. Each question offers a small set of options, so a child who is still building writing stamina can show what they know without having to write out full answers. Answers are marked by circling, which keeps the focus on the thinking rather than the handwriting.
Skills your child practises
- Recall and applied understanding of the escape artist
- Reading a question carefully before choosing
- Eliminating wrong options to narrow a choice
- Working independently through a short set of questions
How to use it
Read the passage, then circle the letter next to the correct answer for each question.
Sample questions from this worksheet
A preview of what's inside Reading: The Escape Artist — the PDF has the full set, and every question comes with a worked solution like these.
1. What is the only hard part of an octopus?
- AIts beakcorrect
- BIts skull
- CIts shell
- DIts spine
2. Why can an octopus squeeze through very small gaps?
- AIt is extremely slippery
- BIt has no bonescorrect
- CIt can hold its breath
- DIt is always very small
3. What problem did the Brighton aquarium have?
- AThe tanks kept leaking
- BVisitors were feeding the animals
- CFish were disappearing overnightcorrect
- DThe octopus refused to eat