5th - 7th Grade Nonfiction Comprehension Questions Educational Resources

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 12–15 and the epilogue of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters from A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading The Great Fire.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of the first part of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of the next part of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 8-11 of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills. 

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

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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

Give students an opportunity to learn about William Penn and his contributions to early American history.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

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

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.