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

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

In this worksheet, children read a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

This picture story is all mixed up! Use this worksheet to teach your students how to put plot events in order.

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

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

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Children will read this Reader's Theater script, then answer questions designed to support their understanding of the characters, story, and message of the play.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

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.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.