Do you ever get nervous before a big event? A pair of race cars discuss their nerves before tomorrow's race in a reading activity that includes five comprehension questions.

As the sun sets, what does the narrator see? After reading brief passage, first graders answer four comprehension questions about what they read.

Pronto is a good dog. He saves the narrator's dolls that got into the water and brings them back to the pond's edge. Readers respond to four comprehension questions after reading about Pronto.

The best way to analyze a piece of literature is to ask questions about the characters, plot, and theme. Encourage your learners to stump the teacher with the most difficult questions they can create using Bloom's Taxonomy and various...

How did the deer get its antlers? Learners read through a short story about an animal race and the winner's prize before answering comprehension questions.

If you found five hundred dollars in the park, would you keep it or turn it in? Exercise both reading comprehension skills and philosophic beliefs in a language arts reading activity about three boys who stumble upon a small fortune...

Read about Daniel Boone and his early years in a new land in Yadkin County, North Carolina. After reading, pupils respond to four comprehension questions that address the how and the why. 

Read a historical fiction poem that explains how there is a time for everything in our daily lives. From sitting to sleeping, pupils read a rhythmic poem and respond to four comprehension questions. 

This cross-curricular reading comprehension instructional activity asks kids to read a passage of the rock cycle and then to use information in the article to respond to a series of questions.

Solids, liquid, and gas, the three states of matter, are the subject of a cross-curricular reading comprehension exercise that asks kids to first read an article about these forms, and then to respond to a series of questions based on...

Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered why it looks different every night? Learn about the moon's orbit and the lunar cycle with a reading comprehension exercise. Using context clues, kids find the definitions of unfamiliar...

Help your learners work their way through a reading assignment for informational text. Using context clues, they answer five comprehension question based on a short passage about the three levels of government: local government, state...

An article about the vascular tissues inside plants provides an opportunity to assess reading comprehension. After reading the passage, kids respond to a series of comprehension questions.

Ethos, pathos, and logos. After reading a passage about Aristotle's, three basic tools of persuasion, individuals answer a series of multiple choice comprehension questions and craft responses to three short-answer essay prompts.

How does a fox outsmart an eagle and all the creatures of the sea? Read about a tricky fox with a short story, followed by four comprehension questions about the plot and another possible endings.

Kindness is never a standalone act. Fourth graders read the classic tale of Androclus and his act of service to the lion, which is repaid to him by the lion in a Roman colosseum. After reading the passage, they answer four comprehension...

Where in the world are we? As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about navigation using latitude and longitude, and then respond to a series of questions based on the article.

Colonization, cartography, and circumnavigation. After reading a short article about early explorations, kids use the information provided to answer a series of comprehension questions.

Standard notation, exponential notation, base numbers and exponents are featured in an article designed to be used as a reading comprehension exercise. Kids read the passage and then respond to the comprehension questions attached to the...

Thunderstorms, tornados, blizzards, hurricanes. These extreme forms of weather are the focus of an article on a two-part reading comprehension worksheet. After reading the passage, kids use information in the text to respond to a series...

As a reading comprehension exercise, kids examine a short article on the apprentice system, and then use information found in the text to respond to a series of comprehension questions.

Read about the ways a beloved pet can help a girl meet her true love with a short fairy tale. As fifth graders read the passage, they note their inferences and answer four comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding.

Information about the human circulatory system is featured in a reading comprehension learning exercise that asks kids to respond to a series of questions based on the provided article

The protection of our water supply is the subject of an article used in this cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet. After studying the passage, readers use information from the text to respond to a series of comprehension...