1st - 8th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with this simple practice quiz!

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

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

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

Use this worksheet to help your child learn a little bit about the North Pole!

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Give your second grader's logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect.