3rd - 8th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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!

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with this simple practice quiz!

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

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

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

How many similies can you find in this Christmas poem? Get into the holiday spirit with a holiday classic, "The Night Before Christmas"!

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

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

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

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

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.