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4th - 8th Grade Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 4

Ever wonder how the plasma TV came to be? Read a brief history of the television with this ode to inventors.

History of Television

Learn more about the swirling, whirling science behind tornadoes with this wild worksheet.

Tornado Science

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Fred Korematsu

Young readers will love digging into this passage&#39;s cool piano facts, and they&#39;ll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Piano Facts

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Stories: Extinct Birds

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

Close Reading Checklist

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

History of Movies

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: History of Cars

The Secret Garden's setting tells you a lot about characters, plot, and conflict. Explore the role of setting in literature in this worksheet.

The Secret Garden Setting

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

Reading Response Log

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

Chocolatey Facts and Opinions

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

This nonfiction text about soccer will help students to practice finding evidence to support the author&#39;s point.

Soccer: Nonfiction Text

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Amerigo Vespucci

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

The Reality of Zoos: Nonfiction Text

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Sea Turtle Citations: Paraphrasing & Direct Quotes

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Quotes as Evidence #2

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Nonfiction Text Features: Winter Olympics

Young readers will love digging into this passage&#39;s cool trumpet facts, and they&#39;ll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Trumpet Facts

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Graphic Organizer Template: Concept Web

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Nonfiction Text Features Checklist

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Two Truths and One Lie: Sonia Sotomayor

40% of all known fish species call ponds, lakes, rivers, and other fresh water habitats home. Learn about freshwater fish in this worksheet.

Freshwater Fish

In this nonfiction biography, learn how Nikola Tesla invented key technologies that are still used today.

Nikola Tesla: Inventor and Engineer

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Timeline: The History of Photography

This sample nonfiction text about basketball helps students to explore author's point of view.

Basketball: Nonfiction Text

Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.

Great Wall of China

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

Making Inferences: Courageous Leaders Part 2

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

Dust Storms

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