7th and 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!

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension 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!

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

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

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