Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 5

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

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

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

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

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

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

This worksheet practices story sequencing, an essential reading comprehension skill for first graders.

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

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

Help your child learn to navigate narrative poetry, then write their own poem, in this super-fun narrative poetry worksheet.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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.

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.