Middle School Reading 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!

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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

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.