Keep abreast of all the goings on in the world. After reading the April 26, 2012 edition of the New York Times, kids will complete a five-question multiple choice quiz. A great way to increase reading comprehension while staying current...

What does your class know about the news today? They scan several articles found in the July 28, 2011 version of the New York Times, then answer five comprehension questions.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 2nd graders will read a 3 paragraph story about a scooter and answer 5 multiple choice questions. They will also draw a picture of a scooter they have or would like to have.

Designed to prepare seventh graders for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, this activity can be used for any type of standardized test, as well as reinforcement of reading comprehension skills. Eleven questions about two...

Instruct your class on biomimetics while practicing reading comprehension with this worksheet. Learners read a passage that describes the efforts of scientists, starting with Leonardo da Vinci, to emulate nature to solve issues in...

Students explore The Flag Maker. In this reading comprehension lesson, students listen to the book The Flag Maker, making predictions and answering questions during the reading. Students locate facts and opinions within the book and...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage from an essay by George Orwell and a passage from an essay by T.H. Huxley.  Students have 12 minutes to answer 8 reading comprehension questions in this SAT practice...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a three paragraph story, "Two Sisters and a Cat", and answer 8 multiple choice questions about the selection.

In this reading and vocabulary comprehension worksheet, students read the passage "A Cold Day" and answer multiple choice questions. Students answer nine comprehension questions.

In this recognizing the meanings of sentences worksheet, students read statements and answer the comprehensive questions in complete sentences, read short passages and identify the statements that are correct, and arrange sentences in...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students brainstorm a list of advantages and disadvantages to working abroad and identify any that appear in the passage provided. Next students respond to six true/false questions that require...

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about a girl taking a geography test at school. Students then answer 10 multiple choice questions.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read and analyze a short passage on "Checking Train Times," and then answer twenty reading comprehension questions associated with the passage.

How do you check to see if an answer to a question is correct? Just follow the four simple steps outlined in this reading comprehension instructional activity.

Here's a worksheet that not only introduces kids to graphing, but also is designed as a reading comprehension activity. After reading the article about graphing, kids respond to a series of questions based on the article.

This cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet asks kids to read a short passage about gravity and then to answer questions about the article.

Here's a reading comprehension worksheet that focuses on congruent geometric shapes. After reading a short article about congruent figures, kids respond to a series of comprehension questions.

What is life like on a Native American reservation? Learn about the ways a tribal government works with a reading comprehension activity. After reading a short passage, kids use context clues to answer five comprehension questions.

What kind of cookies is Greg making? Can class members identify the order in which each ingredient is added? After reading a brief passage, pupils respond to four short answer comprehension questions.

Life changes may cause stress. Here, scholars identify stressful situations in a peer's life and offer coping skills to make for a better day. A short story, "Stressed Out Sally," provides pupils with a look inside a bad day. After...

Colors, primary colors, secondary colors, neutral colors, mixing colors, the color wheel. As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about colors and then answer a series of questions based on the article.

2, 4, 6, 8. What comes next? This reading comprehension instructional activity discusses patterns and extending patterns. After reading the short article, kids answer a series of questions to demonstrate their understanding of the passage.

Combine math and language arts in the same lesson with a reading passage about number prefixes in geometric shapes. After reading several short paragraphs about the different prefixes used in shape names, kids answer five comprehension...

It's important to learn how to display data to make the information easier for people to understand. A reading activity prompts kids to use context clues to answer five comprehension questions after reading several paragraphs about...