Florence Nightingale Biography and Comprehension Questions (9-12 years)

Read the biography about Florence Nightingale and answer the comprehension questions.

In this pack, your kids will learn about a truly inspirational British woman, who challenged the thinking of her day that a woman’s only role was to marry and have children, and subsequently, turned nursing into a respectable profession.

The comprehension questions will help children practise: how to identify key details from the text; how to work out answers by inferring, or predicting, using evidence from the text; and how to explain vocabulary. Answers are included.

Ideal for kids age 9-12 and a great resource to use for International Women’s Day.

16 pages