Reading Worksheet · Grades 5–7
Mary, Queen of Scots Worksheet
A reading comprehension worksheet about Mary, Queen of Scots, for grades 5 through 7. Students read about a queen crowned at nine months old, her years at the French court, the murder that turned Scotland against her, and the nineteen years she spent as Queen Elizabeth’s prisoner, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Subject
Reading
Grades
Grades 5–7
Skill Focus
Mary, Queen of Scots, informational text
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Learning Objective
Students will read a biography of Mary, Queen of Scots and answer comprehension questions about how she became queen as an infant, why her claim to the English throne shaped her life, and how her son came to rule both kingdoms.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Mary became queen of Scotland six days after she was born and was crowned at nine months old, sitting on her mother’s knee. She was raised in France, married the heir to the French throne, and came home at eighteen to a country she hardly knew. Twenty years later her English cousin had her beheaded.
The reason runs through the whole story: Mary’s grandmother was Henry VIII’s older sister, which put Mary in line for the English throne and made her the rightful queen in the eyes of many English Catholics. That single fact explains the marriage offers, the nineteen years of house arrest, and the execution. The passage also separates what people believed about Lord Darnley’s murder from what was actually proved at trial, which is a useful distinction for students to practice on.
The ending is the part students remember. Elizabeth won every round and still lost the war: she died childless in 1603, and Mary’s son inherited both crowns as James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
Section A asks students to circle the best answer to four multiple choice questions. Section B asks students to write TRUE or FALSE for six statements about the passage. Section C asks students to fill in six missing words. A complete answer key is included on page 3.
How to Use This Lesson
Distribute the worksheet or display it for the class.
Have students read the passage about Mary, Queen of Scots.
Students complete Section A (multiple choice), Section B (true/false), and Section C (fill in the blank).
Review answers together using the included answer key.
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Mary, Queen of Scots Worksheet
A reading comprehension worksheet about Mary, Queen of Scots, for grades 5 through 7. Students read about a queen crowned at nine months old, her years at the French court, the murder that turned Scotland against her, and the nineteen years she spent as Queen Elizabeth’s prisoner, then answer multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
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