Save planning time with this When You Trap a Tiger novel study comprehension resource, designed to support students as they read Tae Keller’s powerful story about family, identity, courage, grief and Korean folklore.
This ready-to-use reading comprehension PDF includes 100 questions and a full answer key across 10 reading sets. The questions help students build key reading skills such as retrieval, inference, vocabulary, character analysis, theme, text evidence and written responses.
This resource is suitable for Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 and Year 7 students and works well for whole-class reading, guided reading, literature circles, independent tasks or assessment check-ins.
What’s Included
- 10 reading sets
- 100 total comprehension questions
- Full answer key
- Simple recall questions
- Advanced critical thinking questions
- Printable PDF format
- No-prep reading worksheets
Skills Covered
- Reading comprehension
- Retrieval
- Inference
- Vocabulary in context
- Character analysis
- Theme analysis
- Text evidence
- Summarising
- Written responses
- Critical thinking
Perfect For
- Novel study lessons
- Guided reading groups
- Whole-class reading
- Literature circles
- Relief teacher lessons
Why Teachers Will Like This Resource
This When You Trap a Tiger comprehension pack gives teachers a simple way to keep students accountable during reading without having to create questions from scratch. The mix of recall and deeper-thinking questions supports a range of learners and encourages students to think carefully about Lily, her family, the tiger stories, and the bigger themes in the novel.