5th and 6th Grade Reading Passages Resources

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. 

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

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

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.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.