6th and 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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. 

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!

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

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

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

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

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

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills. 

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

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!