Reading Comprehension: Hard (Free Printable)
A free printable reading comprehension (hard) worksheet with 5 questions and an answer key, for Year 5 and Year 6. Print it, make a new set of questions, or practise online with Read & Answer.
Read the text carefully, then answer the questions. Look back at the text to find your answers.
The Mystery of the Moai
On Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island, stand nearly a thousand huge stone statues called moai. They were carved by the island’s people hundreds of years ago, mostly from soft volcanic rock at a quarry called Rano Raraku. Some are taller than a house and weigh as much as several elephants. For a long time, people wondered how the statues were moved across the island without wheels or large animals. Experiments have shown that a team pulling ropes on each side can “walk” a statue forward by rocking it from side to side, which matches stories told by the islanders themselves.
- What are moai?
- What were most moai carved from?
- What puzzle did people wonder about for a long time?
- How do experiments suggest the statues were moved?
- Why is it important that the experiments match the islanders’ stories?
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Read the whole text once for the main idea, then read each question and look back to find the exact part of the text that answers it. Answer in full sentences where you can.