Fiction Comprehension

Fiction is a way to create new worlds...but sometimes all that fantasy is hard to organize in your mind. Help your child master fiction comprehension with our expert-reviewed materials. From simple passage-and-answer sheets to activities that let kids examine the arcs of their own stories, we’ve got all you need to turn your student into a storytelling -- and story-reading -- superstar.

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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect

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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.

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Main Idea of a Story Worksheet

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This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

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Explore "The Secret Garden" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Put the Story Sequence in Order

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Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

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Reading Comprehension: The Kitten

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Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

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Panchatantra: "The Fish that were too Clever"

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Help your kid learn about theme with a reading comprehension page that features a story from Panchatantra, a collection of classic animal fables from India.

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Reading for Comprehension: Jason and the Game Show

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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.

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Reading Comprehension Practice Test

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What's the main idea? Help your child review reading comprehension questions like this with this at-home practice test.

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Sugar and Spice

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Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

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Picture Comprehension

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Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

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The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

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Reading Comprehension: The Serpent and the Eagle

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Strengthen your students' reading comprehension skills with the fable, The Serpent and the Eagle.

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Three Little Pigs: 5 W's Reading Comprehension

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This lesson focuses on reading comprehension by answering the 5W's about the story, The Three Little Pigs.

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Reading Closely

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Young readers will love this story-filled reading comprehension lesson. It's packed with engaging exercises designed to help students become better at looking for details and annotating passages of text.

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Wh Questions

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

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Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

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Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

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Sequencing The Three Little Pigs

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Help kids master reading comprehension with this sequencing game.

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Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

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Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring character of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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Amazing Animals Adaptations!

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Students put their knowledge of animal adaptations to the test when they create a new creature with its own unique set of adaptations!

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Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio

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This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

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Story Comprehension: What's in a Story?

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Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

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My Reading Checklist

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Help your kindergarten students practice good reading habits by using this handy reading checklist.

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Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries

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Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practice keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.

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Folktales: The Princess Mouse

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Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

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Fiction passages all feature certain story elements. Understanding these elements and being able to cull them from the full passage will aid in their comprehension.

Plot - The plot of a fictitious passage is the meat of the story. It is the word we use to describe the events that are happening to the characters.
Setting - The setting refers to the where and when of the story. These are referred to as the physical and the chronological settings.
Character - The character refers to the actors in the story as well as their personalities. Your student should be able to tell if the character is generous or selfish, virtuous or wicked, supporting their claims with examples from the text.
Symbol - The symbol in a story is something in the passage that is physical but represents something intangible. These are often elusive if not completely imagined by the reader, but having your students seek them out will lead to a much deeper comprehension of the passage they read.
Point of view - The point of view refers to how the story is told and who it is told by. The first person point of view is when a character in the story is recounting the events from their perspective. Third person is when the story is told from an omniscient point of view.

Having your students approach fictional passages asking who, what, where, why, when and how will help them to understand the passage. Practicing with the resources provided above by Education.com may help them to do this as they move forward.

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