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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Main Idea of a Story Worksheet

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Main Idea of a Story Worksheet

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

2nd grade

Reading & writing

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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect

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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect

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.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

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

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension: The Serpent and the Eagle

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Reading Comprehension: The Serpent and the Eagle

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Put the Story Sequence in Order

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Put the Story Sequence in Order

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Compare Ghost Stories

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Compare Ghost Stories

In this reading worksheet, students can compare two ghost stories from other sides of the globe and see the ways in which they're eerily similar.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension Practice Test

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Reading Comprehension Practice Test

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

1st grade

Reading & writing

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Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

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Story Comprehension: What Happens Next?

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension: The Kitten

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Reading Comprehension: The Kitten

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.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

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.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

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The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

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The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

Searching for a worksheet to help with your kid's reading skills? This printable uses a classic Aesop Fable.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Between the Lines

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Reading Between the Lines

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension: The Ice Cream Disaster

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Reading Comprehension: The Ice Cream Disaster

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Sequence of Events

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Sequence of Events

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.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

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My Reading Checklist

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My Reading Checklist

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

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

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Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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All About Witches

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All About Witches

We've brewed up a powerful potion this Halloween to help hone reading and writing skills! Learn all about witches with a fun info sheet.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Day of the Dead: History

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Day of the Dead: History

Challenge your child's reading comprehension with a quiz page, all about the Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos), an important Mexican holiday!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

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Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

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Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Picture Comprehension

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Picture Comprehension

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

1st grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio

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Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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The Crab that Played with the Sea

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The Crab that Played with the Sea

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

4th grade

Reading & writing

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The Lion and the Rat

Guided Lesson

The Lion and the Rat

In this lesson, preschoolers focus on the alphabet by learning the letters L, R, and K. Kids are guided through the classic children's story of The Lion and the Rat, with an accompanying curriculum that targets each child's understanding of the unique sounds these letters make. Seeing the letters in a fun, engaging environment also reinforces the letter recognition skills crucial for early readers.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

Short and Sweet Summaries

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Short and Sweet Summaries

Use this resource with your students to practice writing concise fiction summaries.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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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.

Fiction Comprehension

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