Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet! Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest is a great way to deepen your students’ understanding of Greek myths, practice reading comprehension with text-dependent questions, and support vocabulary development. Designed for a seventh and eighth-grade literacy curriculum, this worksheet supports several essential reading comprehension skills, such as determining the theme, analyzing story structure, comparing and contrasting characters, and determining the meaning of vocabulary using context clues.