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2nd - 8th Grade Common Core Fiction Passages Worksheets : Page 2

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Read & Compare Character Traits

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

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In this Reader&#39;s Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Reader’s Theater: Camping in the Cold

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Extended Reading Comprehension: The One

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

Reading for Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions

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

Cause and Effect

Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.

Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi

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.

Reading for Comprehension: Alexis and the Game Show

Students read a two-page adaptation of &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi

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

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on &ldquo;Ashputtel,&rdquo; the Grimm Brothers&rsquo; version of another famous fairy tale.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit&rsquo;s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children

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

Write a Simple Summary

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

The Raven

Compare and contrast two scenes from&nbsp;<em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</em> with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

The Lion and the Mouse Fable

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

Comparing Two Stories

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.

Sequence of Events

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Story Map

Reading has so many benefits for kids, such as improving vocabulary and language skills and helping to develop imagination and concentration. Reading logs are a great way for you and your students to keep track of their reading throughout the week!

Weekly Reading Log

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Reading Comprehension:  Pinocchio

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</em>.&nbsp;

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

Reading Comprehension: Sugar and Spice

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character&rsquo;s actions with their emotions.

Character Emotion Match Cards

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Rudyard Kipling: What's the Theme?

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

Author’s Purpose: Multiple Choice

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

Reading Comprehension:  The Ice Cream Disaster

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”

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.

Story Comprehension: What's in a Story?

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2nd - 8th Grade Common Core Fiction Passages Worksheets : Page 2

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