3rd - 5th Grade Reading Passages Worksheets

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

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

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

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Get your students to ask, “Why did that happen?” Support them as they make connections between key ideas in a nonfiction text about thunderstorms.

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

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

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

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

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