Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce children to physicist Albert Einstein — and a bit of theoretical physics — with this mini biography.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Children will read an excerpt from Stevenson's book, then respond to a reading comprehension and a creative writing prompt.

This sample nonfiction text about basketball helps students to explore author's point.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Batter up! It's time to get a hands-on history lesson in this fun printable activity that flexes your fourth-grader's memory and comprehension muscles

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Beginning readers, enjoy this passage from Twain's classic "The Prince and the Pauper" and then complete some vocabulary and comprehension questions.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.