5th - 8th Grade Reading Passages Resources

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!