2nd - 8th Grade Reading Passages Resources

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

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

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

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

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!

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

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

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.

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

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

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

Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.

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

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

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

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

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

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.

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

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

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.

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

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

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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