Comprehension Six 2nd Edition
Five Senses Skill Builders No. 53
Each book in the Five Senses Skill Builders: Comprehension series contains 25-35 comprehension exercises requiring a variety of response types: multiple-choice, choose the correct response, short-answer responses and extended responses. The comprehension passages utilise a wide variety of text types and answers are included.
Each book includes:
- Years 3-6: 35 comprehension exercises
- Years 7-10: 25 comprehension exercises
- answers
Contents
| Unit | Title | Text Type |
| 1 | Rugby League Premierships 1965-2010 | Report |
| 2 | Don Bradman (1908 – 2001) In Test Cricket | Report |
| 3 | Socceroos and the World Cup 2006 | Recount |
| 4 | Reg Gasnier | Factual Recount |
| 5 | The Great Barrier Reef | Description |
| 6 | Margaret (Smith) Court | Factual Recount |
| 7 | The Moon | Description |
| 8 | John Landy | Factual Recount |
| 9 | An Excursion | Recount |
| 10 | Zebras | Report |
| 11 | The Wisdom of King Solomon | Narrative |
| 12 | William Tell | Legend |
| 13 | The Greenhouse Effect | Explanation |
| 14 | Should School Children Be Given Pocket Money? | Discussion |
| 15 | After The Storm | Poem |
| 16 | How To Make French Toast | Procedure |
| 17 | A Letter | Recount |
| 18 | Get Smart | Fictional Recount |
| 19 | Anzacs | Acrostic Poem |
| 20 | The World at War | Recount |
| 21 | P.T. 109 | Narrative |
| 22 | Nicholas Copernicus | Biography |
| 23 | The Rats of Tobruk | Factual Recount |
| 24 | Urban Myth | Legend |
| 25 | Araucana Club Newsletter | Newsletter |
| 26 | Reference Letter | Reference |
| 27 | Bathroom Renovations/Waterproofing | Jargon |
| 28 | Excerpt from The Arrakesh Chronicles | Fiction |
| 29 | Why Study a Novel? | Non-fiction |
| 30 | 20,000 Miles Without a Puncture | Advertisement |
| 31 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Poem |
| 32 | The Princess and The Pea | Fable |
| 33 | A Day At Monster Trucks | Photo-essay |
| 34 | Turkish Lamb Burger | Recipe |
| 35 | Map of Argentina | Map |
| 36 | Liverpool F.C. | Description |
| 37 | Anatomy | Diagram |
| 38 | Map of Tasmania | Map |
| Answers |