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Fiction Analyze Characters Worksheets

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins,&nbsp;learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text.&nbsp;

Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins

Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story &ldquo;The Open Window&rdquo; by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!

Reading Comprehension: The Open Window

Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.

Reading Comprehension: First Flight

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.

Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear

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.

Reading for Comprehension: Alexis and the Game Show

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Extended Reading Comprehension: The One

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”

Students read a two-page adaptation of &quot;The Gift of the Magi&quot; and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi

Read this classic children&#39;s story &mdash;&nbsp;then stage a stick puppet performance of it!

The Little Red Hen

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

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character&rsquo;s actions with their emotions.

Character Emotion Match Cards

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, &ldquo;The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child&rdquo; and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

Reading Comprehension: The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one&#39;s own flaws.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

Story Elements Map

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Story Rollercoaster

Use this discussion guide to support students&rsquo; comprehension and analysis of chapters 1&ndash;4 of S.E. Hinton&rsquo;s novel The Outsiders.

Novel Study: The Outsiders: Discussion Guide #1

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

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain&rsquo;s The Prince and the Pauper!

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Prince and the Pauper

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

Little Boy Blue

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

The Ants and the Grasshopper

Expand your reader&rsquo;s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet!&nbsp;

Extended Reading Comprehension: The Boatbuilders of Fiji

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Novel Study: Esperanza Rising: Discussion Guide #1

Give your beginning reader a fun way to practice reading comprehension with a classic story: "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," by Rudyard Kipling.

How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

As students read&nbsp;R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book&#39;s characters.

Novel Study: Wonder: Character Tracker

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Comparing Characters: Haunted Hotel

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Part 1: Making Connections with Texts

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Mu&ntilde;oz Ryan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

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