6th 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. 

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

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating 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!

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

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

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

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

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

Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

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. 

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.