2nd - 4th Grade Common Core Comprehension Questions Resources

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

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

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

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

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

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Help your child understand cause and effect with this practice sheet.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa's boat and then answer the questions.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.