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3rd - 8th Grade Common Core Fiction Passages Resources

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Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
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Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
Sixth Grade
Reading
In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 
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Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins
In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
Fifth Grade
Reading
Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!
Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sixth Grade
Reading
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
Fifth Grade
Reading
In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
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Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves
In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
Fifth Grade
Reading
Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons
Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 
Fifth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Make Your Own Inferences
Make Your Own Inferences
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Make Your Own Inferences
Second Grade
Reading
Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!
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Make Your Own Inferences
Make Your Own Inferences
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Make Your Own Inferences
Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
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The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
Kindergarten
Reading
In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.
Worksheet
The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
Worksheet
The Sleepy Sloth Gets Lost
In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.
Kindergarten
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
Seventh Grade
Reading
Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt From White Fang
Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Superhero Research Project
Superhero Research Project
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Superhero Research Project
Third Grade
Reading
In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.
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Superhero Research Project
Superhero Research Project
Activity
Superhero Research Project
In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.
Third Grade
Reading
Activity
Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
Third Grade
Reading
This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.
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Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio
This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
The Crab that Played with the Sea
The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Fourth Grade
Reading
Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Sixth Grade
Reading
Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi
Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Worksheet
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Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Fourth Grade
Reading
Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."
Worksheet
Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Worksheet
Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird
Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
Fourth Grade
Reading
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.
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Kitten
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.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
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Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear
Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.
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Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: First Flight
Students practice essential reading comprehension skills in this worksheet that features a passage about a boy who takes hang gliding lessons and becomes airborne for the first time.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sixth Grade
Reading
Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Analyzing Characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Worksheet
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Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Seventh Grade
Reading
Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Worksheet
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Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sixth Grade
Reading
Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Comparing and Contrasting in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Response Journal
Reading Response Journal
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Reading Response Journal
Fourth Grade
Reading
Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.
Worksheet
Reading Response Journal
Reading Response Journal
Worksheet
Reading Response Journal
Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Worksheet
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Sixth Grade
Reading
Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: Ashputtel
Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
My Vacation
My Vacation
Workbook
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My Vacation
Third Grade
Reading
In this three-part series, a child anticipates a family getaway. Practice summarizing works of fiction, identifying chronology, interpreting pictures, and identifying homophones and homographs through this series of reading and comprehension activities.
Workbook
My Vacation
My Vacation
Workbook
My Vacation
In this three-part series, a child anticipates a family getaway. Practice summarizing works of fiction, identifying chronology, interpreting pictures, and identifying homophones and homographs through this series of reading and comprehension activities.
Third Grade
Reading
Workbook
Finding the Theme
Finding the Theme
Worksheet
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Finding the Theme
Fourth Grade
Reading
Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.
Worksheet
Finding the Theme
Finding the Theme
Worksheet
Finding the Theme
Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Eighth Grade
Reading
Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!
Eighth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Worksheet
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Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Sixth Grade
Reading
Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The One
Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.
Sixth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
First Day of School: Cause and Effect
First Day of School: Cause and Effect
Worksheet
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First Day of School: Cause and Effect
Fourth Grade
Reading
Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.
Worksheet
First Day of School: Cause and Effect
First Day of School: Cause and Effect
Worksheet
First Day of School: Cause and Effect
Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Social Media Book Review
Social Media Book Review
Activity
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Social Media Book Review
Fourth Grade
Reading
Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!
Activity
Social Media Book Review
Social Media Book Review
Activity
Social Media Book Review
Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!
Fourth Grade
Reading
Activity
Comparing Two Stories
Comparing Two Stories
Worksheet
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Comparing Two Stories
Third Grade
Reading
Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.
Worksheet
Comparing Two Stories
Comparing Two Stories
Worksheet
Comparing Two Stories
Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Seventh Grade
Reading
Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Arachne and the Weaving Contest
Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!
Seventh Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Detecting the Author's Purpose
Detecting the Author's Purpose
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Detecting the Author's Purpose
Fourth Grade
Reading
Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.
Worksheet
Detecting the Author's Purpose
Detecting the Author's Purpose
Worksheet
Detecting the Author's Purpose
Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Worksheet
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