5th - 8th Grade Reading Worksheets

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. 

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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

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

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

Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

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

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

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

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

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