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4th - 6th Grade Common Core Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 5

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Compare & Contrast Nonfiction Texts: The Underground Railroad

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentences.

Fact or Opinion Sentences

In this yummy exercise, students will differentiate between statements of fact and opinion as they read all about chocolate!

Chocolatey Facts and Opinions

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Reading Response Log

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Historical Heroes: Eleanor Roosevelt

Batter up! It&#39;s time to get a hands-on history lesson in this fun printable activity that flexes your fourth-grader&#39;s memory and comprehension muscles

History of Baseball

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Firsthand or Secondhand Account?

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Find & Support the Main Idea: The Transcontinental Railroad

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Making Comparisons with a Venn Diagram: Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison

Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.

Shifting Points of View

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

A Misty Copeland Biography

Any kid studying the American Revolution will likely have to memorize this famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!

Paul Revere's Ride

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

Dust Storms

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Making Inferences: Courageous Leaders Part 2

What are the effects of storms and other weather events? Students will create flow charts that represent the multiple effects that are a result of specific weather causes.

Weather Effects

Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.

Reading Comprehension: All Gold Canyon

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

The Star, Mae Jemison

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolution. Discover the important features of the battle with this worksheet.

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

What is Biography?

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

The Siege of Yorktown

Learners will read and interpret three types of nonfiction text features in this three-page practice worksheet.

Reading Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams From Nonfiction Texts

Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.

Personal Timeline

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mysterious Squid

This passage sheds light to the powerful women's workforce in World War 2. After reading the passage, students will use their critical thinking stills to answer comprehension questions.

Analyzing a Passage About Rosie the Riveter

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

Paraphrasing: The Nile River

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

Rosie the Riveter

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

Soil and Decomposers: A Perfect Pair

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

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