English B Paper 2 Reading Comprehension Practice: Prescribed Themes Bundle

Run out of practice papers for reading comprehension exams? Imagine a bundle that not only allows students to further their reading comprehension skills and prepare for Paper 2, but also has them exploring English B themes, global issues and developing international-mindedness.

This bundle does exactly that! Based on authentic texts obtained from reputable sources, students will complete reading comprehension activities which have the same format, length and question variety at English B Paper 2 Reading (HL).

Includes:

• 5 reading comprehension resources
• A variety of questions: multiple choice, True/False justification, gap-filling, circle the true statements, and more!
• BONUS reflection questions to analyse the texts and make connections
• Detailed answer keys

How it works:

For each resource, students read three texts about a certain global topic.

They answer a variety of reading comprehension questions based on the texts, and some bonus reflection questions, where they can identify English B themes and connections between the texts.

Each resource explores a different prescribed theme!

Resource 1 explores ‘identities’ and the texts are based on memory, music & dementia.

Resource 2 explores explores ‘experiences’ and the texts are based on life after 60.

Resource 3 explores explores ‘human ingenuity’ and the texts are based ChatGPT.

Resource 4 explores explores ‘social organisation’ and the texts are based on constitutions.

Resource 5 explores explores ‘sharing the planet’ and the texts are based on the global issue of sinking cities.

Benefits:

✅ Can be used as formative or summative assessment

✅ NO PREPARATION REQUIRED - just press print!

✅ Includes detailed answer keys

✅ Authentic written texts from reputable sources

✅ Texts about different countries to promote international mindedness

✅ Bonus questions develop reflection and critical thinking skills

✅ Excellent preparation for English B Paper 2 Reading comprehension - same number of written texts and marks as the real exam

Important Note: Resources 1, 2 and 3 are Google Docs files; resources 4 and 5 are PDFS, due to formatting reasons. To give you the opportunity to edit resources 4 and 5 I have included them below in the bonus file as Word documents.

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