Tom the Vet and Rob the Dog Reading Comprehension

About this Tom and Rob reading comprehension

This one-page worksheet presents a five-sentence passage about Tom the vet meeting a big dog called Rob. Tom pats and feeds Rob before the dog goes for a nap.

Five questions combine sentence completion with direct retrieval. Pupils identify Tom’s job, the dog’s name, what Tom gives Rob, what happens after the meal and who takes the nap.

What is included?

One printable worksheet: a short narrative passage with questions labelled a to e.

Five comprehension questions: three sentence gaps and two direct questions check careful retrieval.

A ten-word answer bank: vet, Tom, rat, mad, vet, dog, Rob, pat, fed and dog provide the printed choices, including repeated useful words and distractors.

A 3-page PDF package: the printable is followed by the Word Made Easy thank-you and terms-of-use pages.

What children can practise

• following a short sequence of events across several sentences;
• retrieving names, actions and occupations from the text;
• using sentence grammar to test a word-bank choice;
• answering “what” and “who” questions with evidence.

How to use this Tom and Rob reading comprehension

Read: Read the passage once for meaning, then reread it while tracking Tom’s actions: he meets, pats and feeds Rob.

Model: Use the first gap to locate “Tom the vet” and show why vet, rather than another word-bank option, completes the sentence.

Complete: Ask pupils to answer b to e independently or with a partner, returning to the sentence that proves each answer.

Review: Put the five answers in story order and orally retell what happens to Rob.

Teaching and follow-up ideas

• Highlight every name in one colour and every action word in another before answering.
• Cut apart copies of the five passage sentences and ask pupils to restore the event sequence.
• Compare the roles of Tom and Rob by making a two-column list of what each character does.
• Write a sixth evidence-based question, such as where Rob goes after he is fed.

Support and challenge

Support: Read each sentence aloud, rehearse the answer orally and reduce the word bank to the correct choice plus two distractors.

Challenge: Remove the word bank, ask for answers in complete sentences, or have pupils retell the passage using first, next and finally.

Where this resource fits in learning

This passage offers a step up from the shorter Ned the Dog worksheet because learners track two named characters and several actions. Continue with The Hungry Dog Short Story to practise sequencing and discussion across three pages. The Department for Education reading framework provides broader guidance on building accurate and fluent reading.