2nd - 6th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with this simple practice quiz!

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

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

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

Help your child understand cause and effect with this practice sheet.

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

Give your second grader's logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect.