2nd and 3rd Grade Fiction Comprehension Questions Resources

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Students will read and answer questions about the Bradley family's summer vacation. 

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Go on a camping adventure as you dive into this reading comprehension worksheet!

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa's boat and then answer the questions.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

Build comprehension skills with this reading page on cause and effect for kids.

Children practice connecting cause to effect in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

In this worksheet, learners will refer to illustrations to make inferences about which of two lines of text is true.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.