Britain After the Romans Reading Comprehension | KS2 History Worksheet & Answers

Help pupils explore the fascinating period after the Romans left Britain with this engaging KS2 History reading comprehension resource. Through an informative reading passage and thought-provoking questions, pupils will discover how Britain changed after AD 410 and how these events paved the way for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons.

✨ What's Included:

• 📖 Informative reading text: Britain After the Romans

• ❓ 12 comprehension and retrieval questions

• 🧠 Higher-order thinking and inference questions

• 🏛️ Topics including Roman Britain, trade, towns, defence and the Anglo-Saxons

• ✅ Complete answer sheet for quick and easy marking

• 🖨️ Ready-to-print, no-prep worksheet

🎯 Perfect for:

• 📘 KS2 History (Years 5 & 6)

• 👩‍🏫 Whole-class teaching

• 👥 Guided reading and independent work

• 📝 Homework and revision

• ⭐ Cover lessons and early finishers

• 📚 Cross-curricular History and English lessons

❤️ Why Teachers Love It:

• ✔ Supports the KS2 History curriculum on Britain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots

• ✔ Develops historical knowledge alongside reading comprehension skills

• ✔ Encourages retrieval, inference and evidence-based thinking

• ✔ Ideal for mixed-ability classrooms

• ✔ Low-prep, print-and-go resource with answers included

This engaging resource helps pupils understand what happened after the Romans left Britain, why the country became vulnerable to invasion, and how the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons changed Britain's language, culture and way of life. A fantastic way to combine history, reading and critical thinking in one ready-to-use lesson. 🏰📚✨